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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2009 Nov 17;28(4):989–995. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.10.133

Table 4.

Multivariable analysis of patient and clinic factors associated with HPV series initiationa.

Variable Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval p-Value
Race
 White Ref
 Black 1.06 0.91–1.24 0.4700
 Other/not specified 0.78 0.66–0.93 0.0050
Age
 9–10 0.03 0.02–0.05 <0.0001
 11–12 Ref
 13–15 1.44 1.25–1.65 <0.0001
 16+ 1.92 1.66–2.23 <0.0001
Insurance
 Public Ref
 Private 0.52 0.45–0.59 <0.0001
 No insurance 0.47 0.26–0.85 0.0124
Medical specialty
 Pediatrics Ref.
 Family medicine 0.92 0.81–1.04 0.1981
 Gynecology 0.24 0.18–0.33 <0.0001
Visit typeb
 Problem-focused Ref
 Preventive 5.18 4.64–5.79 <0.0001
a

Adjusted for the factors listed in first column.

b

“Immunization-only” visits were eliminated from the analysis due to small cell sizes.