Table 2.
Odds Ratios for Initiation of HPV Vaccine from Multivariate Logistic Regression Model, Adult Women Ages 18 to 26, National Health Interview Survey 2008 (n = 1,413).
| Independent Variables | Odds Ratio |
Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 18 – 20 | 1.00 | ||
| 21 – 26 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.47 |
| Previous Exposure to HPV | |||
| Ever had abnormal test OR been told you have HPV | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | ||
| No | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.93 |
| Future Risk of HPV Infection (indirect measure) | |||
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 1.00 | ||
| Other | 4.05 | 1.90 | 8.64 |
| Subgroups at Higher Risk of Cervical Cancer | |||
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| NH White | 1.00 | ||
| Hispanic | 0.88 | 0.47 | 1.66 |
| NH Black | 0.57 | 0.24 | 1.35 |
| NH Asian | 0.71 | 0.27 | 1.90 |
| Health insurance | |||
| Private | 1.00 | ||
| Public | 0.71 | 0.37 | 1.34 |
| None | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.38 |
| Seen MD or OB/GYN in past year | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | ||
| No | 0.57 | 0.24 | 1.35 |
| Other Vaccination Behavior | |||
| One or more recommended lifetime vaccines* | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | ||
| No | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.77 |
| Flu shot or nose spray in past year | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | ||
| No | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.61 |
*
Lifetime vaccines include hepatitis A vaccine ever, hepatitis B vaccine ever, tetanus shot in the past 10 years.