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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2012 Feb;60(2):151–161. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2011.580028

Table 3.

Odds of intent to undergo HPV vaccination, by sociodemographic characteristics and sexual and health history (n=256).

Intend to Get HPV vaccine n (row %) Unadjusted Odds Ratio 95% CI
Sociodemographic Characteristics
Age (years)
 18–20 (n=85) 41 (48.2) 1.0 (reference)
 21–22 (n=95) 37 (39.0) 0.57 0.28–1.14
 >22 (n=76) 27 (35.5) 0.79 0.54–1.16
Race
 Caucasian (n=172) 72 (41.9) 1.0 (reference)
 Other (n=84) 33 (39.3) 1.01 0.54–1.89
Student standing
 Undergraduate (n=181) 73 (40.3) 1.0 (reference)
 Graduate (n=70) 29 (41.4) 1.37 0.87–2.14
 (Missing: 5)
Supplemental health insurance coverage1
 Some supplemental insurance (n=159) 77 (48.4) 1.0 (reference)
 No supplemental insurance (n=84) 24 (28.6) 0.42 0.22–0.80
 (Missing: 13)
Sexual and Health History
Ever had sexual intercourse
 No (n=19) 8 (42.1) 1.0 (reference)
 Yes (n=233) 96 (41.2) 1.47 0.66–3.27
 (Missing: 4)
Lifetime number of sex partners, among those who ever had sexual intercourse (n=233)
 1 (n=62) 28 (45.2) 1.0 (reference)
 2–5 (n=114) 44 (38.6) 0.69 0.32–1.50
 >5 (n=48) 20 (41.7) 0.73 0.47–1.14
 (Missing: 9)
Currently sexually active2
 No (n=42) 23 (54.8) 1.0 (reference)
 Yes (n=187) 74 (39.6) 0.25 0.09–0.69
 (Missing: 43)
Receive regular Papanicolaou tests
 No (n=62) 31 (50.0) 1.0 (reference)
 Yes (n=184) 72 (39.1) 0.76 0.39–1.48
 (Missing: 10)
1

All students pay a student health insurance fee as part of tuition which covers a broad range of health care services at the university-based clinic (excludes vaccinations)

2

Abstracted from medical record