Table 5.

Distribution of responses to questions about vaccination against the human papillomavirus. Correct responses are in bold type.

Question	HIV positive, N=1123	HIV negative, N=465	P-value
Have you heard about an HPV vaccine called Gardasil?
Yes	531 (47.3)	172 (37.0)	0.0006
No	428 (38.1)	219 (47.1)
Not sure	164 (14.6)	74 (15.9)
What do you think the vaccine is meant to prevent?
Abnormal Pap tests, cervical cancer and precancer
True	725 (64.6)	270 (58.0)	0.05
False	81 (7.2)	38 (8.2)
Don’t know	317 (28.2)	157 (33.8)
Lung infections
True	56 (5.0)	17 (3.6)	0.003
False	704 (62.7)	257 (55.3)
Don’t know	363 (32.3)	191 (41.1)
Urine infections
True	136 (12.1)	66 (14.2)	0.01
False	605 (53.9)	212 (45.6)
Don’t know	382 (34.0)	187 (40.2)
Warts around the genitals and anus
True	397 (35.4)	142 (30.5)	0.06
False	298 (26.5)	117 (25.2)
Don’t know	428 (38.1)	206 (44.3)
Genital herpes
True	262 (23.3)	101 (21.7)	0.17
False	416 (37.1)	156 (33.6)
Don’t know	445 (39.6)	208 (44.7)
For women with HIV, what are recommendations for HPV vaccination?
All should be vaccinated	288 (25.7)	114 (24.5)	0.89
None should be vaccinated	20 (1.8)	7 (1.5)
Unclear. Women should talk to their doctors about risks and benefits, then decide	810 (72.1)	341 (73.3)
Don’t know	5 (0.4)	3 (0.7)
Among women without HIV, who should get the HPV vaccine?
Girls as young as 9 years of age
True	330 (29.4)	115 (24.7)	0.15
False	375 (33.4)	160 (34.4)
Don’t know	418 (37.2)	190 (40.9)
Teenage and young adult women
True	745 (66.3)	293 (63.0)	0.36
False	75 (6.7)	30 (6.5)
Don’t know	303 (27.0)	142 (30.5)
Women over 25 years who are at high risk
True	659 (58.7)	275 (59.1)	0.45
False	114 (10.1)	38 (8.2)
Don’t know	350 (31.2)	152 (32.7)
Women 50 years of age and older
True	432 (38.5)	172 (37.0)	0.85
False	237 (21.1)	99 (21.3)
Don’t know	454 (40.4)	194 (41.7)