Table 1.
Parents’ beliefs in sexual disinhibition among adolescent girls following HPV vaccination
| No. of parents (%) | No. of parents believing sexual disinhibition may occur after HPV vaccine (%) | Bivariate OR (95% CI) | Multivariate OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 647 (100) | 101 (16) | ||
| Daughter Characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 11–12 | 106 (16) | 19 (18) | ref | -- |
| 13–15 | 194 (30) | 29 (15) | 0.81 (0.43, 1.52) | -- |
| 16–17 | 171 (26) | 24 (14) | 0.75 (0.39, 1.44) | -- |
| 18–20 | 176 (27) | 29 (16) | 0.90 (0.48, 1.71) | -- |
| Received one or more doses of HPV vaccine | ||||
| No/don’t know1 | 416 (64) | 87 (21) | ref | ref |
| Yes | 231 (36) | 14 (6) | 0.24 (0.14, 0.44)** | 0.31 (0.17, 0.57)** |
| Received meningococcal vaccine | ||||
| No/don’t know2 | 413 (64) | 66 (16) | ref | -- |
| Yes | 234 (36) | 35 (15) | 0.93 (0.59, 1.44) | -- |
| Received tetanus booster vaccine | ||||
| No/don’t know3 | 82 (13) | 16 (20) | ref | -- |
| Yes | 565 (87) | 85 (15) | 0.73 (0.40, 1.32) | -- |
| Chances daughter has had sex | ||||
| Not sexually active and won’t be in next year | 327 (51) | 58 (18) | ref | -- |
| May be sexually active or may become sexually active in next year | 219 (34) | 26 (12) | 0.63 (0.38, 1.03) | -- |
| Currently sexually active or will become sexually active in next year | 101 (16) | 17 (17) | 0.94 (0.52, 1.70) | -- |
| Parent Characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 133 (21) | 24 (18) | 1.47 (0.86, 2.51) | 1.49 (0.85, 2.60) |
| 40–49 | 384 (59) | 50 (13) | ref | ref |
| ≥50 | 130 (20) | 27 (21) | 1.75 (1.04, 2.94)* | 1.89 (1.09, 3.26)* |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 479 (74) | 69 (14) | ref | -- |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 131 (20) | 25 (19) | 1.40 (0.85, 2.32) | -- |
| Other4 | 37 (6) | 7 (19) | 1.39 (0.59, 3.28) | -- |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 609 (94) | 94 (15) | ref | -- |
| Male | 38 (6) | 7 (18) | 1.24 (0.53, 2.89) | -- |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living as married | 554 (86) | 84 (15) | ref | -- |
| Other (divorced, widowed, separated, never married) | 93 (14) | 17 (18) | 1.25 (0.70, 2.22) | -- |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 122 (19) | 21 (17) | ref | -- |
| Some college or more | 525 (81) | 80 (15) | 0.87 (0.51, 1.46) | -- |
| Born again or evangelical Christian | ||||
| No | 230 (36) | 26 (11) | ref | ref |
| Yes | 417 (65) | 75 (18) | 1.72 (1.07, 2.78)* | 1.43 (0.86, 2.37) |
| Political views | ||||
| Moderate/liberal | 277 (43) | 26 (9) | ref | ref |
| Conservative | 370 (57) | 75 (20) | 2.45 (1.52, 3.95)** | 2.26 (1.37, 3.73)* |
| HPV vaccine knowledge | ||||
| Low (0, 1, or 2 questions correct out of 4) | 332 (51) | 71 (21) | ref | ref |
| High (3 or 4 questions correct out of 4) | 315 (49) | 30 (10) | 0.39 (0.25, 0.61)** | 0.52 (0.32, 0.85)* |
| Perceived likelihood of daughter getting HPV | 2.26 (0.69)5 | 0.75 (0.54, 1.04) | -- | |
| Perceived likelihood of daughter getting cervical cancer | 2.23 (0.62)5 | 0.78 (0.55, 1.12) | -- | |
| Perceived barriers to getting daughter HPV vaccine | 1.57 (0.57)6 | 1.25 (0.88, 1.79) | -- | |
| Perceived effectiveness of HPV vaccine | 2.53 (0.61)7 | 0.65 (0.46, 0.93)* | 0.82 (0.55, 1.21) | |
| Household Characteristics | ||||
| Annual household income | ||||
| <$60,000 | 259 (40) | 48 (19) | ref | -- |
| ≥60,000 | 361 (56) | 47 (13) | 0.66 (0.42, 1.02) | -- |
| Not reported | 27 (4) | 6 (22) | 1.26 (0.48, 3.28) | -- |
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Rural | 321 (50) | 50 (16) | ref | -- |
| Urban | 326 (50) | 51 (16) | 1.01 (0.66, 1.54) | -- |
Note. The multivariate model did not include variables with dashes (--). HPV = human papillomavirus, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, ref = referent group. SD = standard deviation.
Includes 9 parents who indicated don’t know
Includes 99 parents who indicated don’t know
Includes 15 parents who indicated don’t know
Includes Hispanic (n=19), Asian (n=4), American Indian or Alaska native (n=5), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (n=3), other (n=5), missing (n=1).
Continuous variable reported as mean (SD). 4-point response scale: “no chance” (coded as 1) to “high chance” (=4).
Continuous variable reported as mean (SD). 3-point response scale: “not hard at all” (coded as 1), “somewhat hard” (=2.5), and “very hard” (=4); one item used a 4-point response scale: “strongly disagree” (coded as 1), to “strongly agree” (=4).
Continuous variable reported as mean (SD). 4-point response scale: “slightly” (coded as 1), to “extremely” (=4).
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