Table 3.
Key Informant Demographics
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Total = 31 (100) | |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (S.D.) − 47.6 (12.1) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 13 (41.9) |
| Female | 18 (58.1) |
| Race | |
| Black | 28 (90.3) |
| White | 3 (9.7) |
| Education | |
| ≤ High School | 1 (3.2) |
| Some college | 8 (25.8) |
| College degree | 22(71.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 18 (58.0) |
| Single | 7 (22.6) |
| Other | 6 (19.4) |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 22 (71.0) |
| Medicaid/Medicare | 7 (22.6) |
| Other | 2 (6.4) |
| Knowledge about the cause of cervical cancer | |
| Correct | 13 (41.9) |
| Incorrect | 18 (58.1) |
| Knowledge about the route of HIV transmission | |
| Correct | 26 (83.9) |
| Incorrect | 5 (16.1) |
| Heard about HPV | |
| Yes | 25 (80.7) |
| No | 6 (19.3) |
| Heard about HPV vaccine | |
| Yes | 26 (83.9) |
| No | 5 (16.1) |
| Known a woman who has had cervical cancer | |
| Yes | 18 (58.1) |
| No | 13 (41.9) |
| Known anyone who has HIV | |
| Yes | 30 (96.8) |
| No | 1 (3.2) |