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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jun 11;47(3):305–308. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.003

Table 1.

Awareness of HPV vaccine (n = 696)

n Weighted % n aware Weighted % Bivariate OR (95% CI) Multivariate OR (95% CI)
Total 696 100.0 632 91.0
Parent Characteristics
Gendera,b
 Female 561 81.5 521 91.9 ref. ref.
 Male 135 18.5 111 85.0 0.48 (0.24–0.97)* 0.20 (0.09–0.43)*
Relationship to childa,b
 Biological parents 607 88.3 560 91.5 ref. ref.
 Step/adoptive parents 39 5.3 35 93.7 1.31 (0.38–4.52) 2.56 (0.65–10.03)
 Other 50 6.5 37 75.7 0.30 (0.13–0.67)* 0.47 (0.18–1.24)
Female parent received HPV vaccinea
 No/don’t know (DK=2) 311 90.4 287 90.4 ref. --
 Yes 38 9.6 37 96.1 2.49 (0.32–19.69) --
Flu vaccine in past yeara
 No/don’t know (DK=2) 458 66.2 410 88.9 ref. ref.
 Yes 238 33.8 222 94.0 2.25 (1.03–4.89)* 2.33 (0.98–5.56)
Female parent most recent Pap testa
 Not within last 3 years 63 13.9 58 88.3 ref. --
 Within last 3 years 384 86.1 357 91.6 1.20 (0.37–3.91) --
Beliefs about how frequently child should see doctorb
 Less frequently than once per year/don’t know (DK=7) 56 6.5 50 86.5 ref. --
 At least once per year 640 93.5 582 90.9 1.65 (0.60–4.55) --
Daughter Characteristics
Age (years)b
 10–12 225 36.6 200 89.9 ref. --
 13–15 271 35.7 242 87.8 0.87 (0.43–1.77) --
 16–17 200 27.7 190 95.1 2.49 (0.96–6.46) --
Race/Ethnicityb
 Non-Hispanic White 480 63.3 459 96.8 ref. ref.
 Non-Hispanic African 0.14 (0.07–0.30)* 0.15 (0.06–0.35)*
American 113 22.9 91 80.9
 Other 103 13.8 82 78.7 0.14 (0.06–0.30)* 0.20 (0.09–0.45)*
School Typeb
 Private/home schooled 74 12.0 70 91.6 ref. --
 Public 618 88.0 558 90.4 0.87 (0.26–2.97) --
Healthcare coverageb
 No/don’t know (DK=1) 49 6.5 36 71.7 ref. ref.
 Yes 647 93.5 596 91.9 4.76 (1.96–11.56)* 1.52 (0.58–3.96)
Regular healthcare providerb
 No/don’t know (DK=3) 117 15.9 94 82.4 ref. ref.
 Yes 579 84.1 538 92.2 2.53 (1.29–4.96)* 1.62 (0.69–3.80)
Preventive check-up in last 12 monthsb
 No/don’t know (DK=7) 148 19.9 124 86.4 ref. --
 Yes 548 80.1 508 91.6 1.80 (0.90–3.59) --
Meningococcal vaccineb
 No/don’t know (DK=7) 278 39.6 237 85.5 ref. ref.
 Yes 418 60.4 395 94.0 2.57 (1.32–5.0)* 2.61 (1.29–5.29)*
Household Characteristics
Number of children in householda
 1 328 28.7 299 89.9 ref. --
 ≥2 368 71.3 333 90.9 1.09 (0.57–2.11) --
Annual household incomea
 <$50,000 280 38.8 237 82.5 ref. ref.
 ≥$50,000 364 53.0 351 97.5 7.79 (3.70–16.39)* 4.50 (1.81–11.21)*
 Not reported 52 8.2 44 85.1 1.26 (0.45–3.55) 1.83 (0.44–7.66)
Highest education level in householdb
 High school or less 147 20.8 117 78.4 ref. ref.
 Some college or more 549 79.2 515 93.9 3.83 (1.92–7.65)* 1.23 (0.54–2.80)
Geographic regiona
 Western 125 14.8 114 93.3 ref. --
 Piedmont 343 58.2 321 92.1 0.84 (0.34–2.07) --
 Eastern 228 27.0 197 85.9 0.48 (0.21–1.13) --
Urbanicitya
 Rural 216 28.9 194 90.2 ref. --
 Urban 480 71.1 438 90.8 0.91 (0.46–1.80) --

Notes. HPV = human papillomavirus, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, ref. = referent group.

Percents may not sum to 100% due to rounding and weighting. Relationship to child “other” category includes grandmothers (n = 33), grandfathers (n=5), aunts (n = 5), uncle (n=1), sister or brother (n=3), and other guardians (n=3). Only female parents were asked about HPV vaccine (n = 349) and Pap test (n = 447). Daughter’s race/ethnicity “other” category includes Hispanic (n = 51), Native American or Alaskan Native (n = 19), Asian (n = 6), mixed race or ethnicity (n = 26), or did not indicate (n = 1). School type excludes 4 respondents with missing values.

a

Data collected during BRFSS survey.

b

Data collected during CHAMP survey.

*

p<0.05