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. 2013 Feb 6;13:111. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-111

Table 3.

Relationship of socio-demographic variables and social-psychological factors with the mothers’ HPV vaccination intention

Variables Univariate simple regression analysis among 75% of the mothers (n = 732)
Multivariate backward regression analysis among 75% of the mothers (n = 727)
Multivariate backward regression analysis among 25% of the mothers (n = 219)
Mean (standard deviation) or percentage Association1 Beta (standard error) Standardized Beta Beta (standard error) Standardized Beta
HPV vaccination uptake
 
.48**
0.48 (0.10)
.11**
0.57 (0.19)
.13*
Has not received three HPV-injections (reference)
54%
 
 
 
 
 
Has received three HPV-injections
46%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sample
 
.00
−0.01 (0.07)
0.00
0.15 (0.14)
.04
Praeventis (reference)
47%
 
 
 
 
 
Online panel
53%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Socio-demographic variables
 
 
 
 
 
 
Age
43.51 (4.54)
.00
−0.01 (0.01)
-.02
0.00 (0.01)
.01
Highest completed level of education mother
 
.00
 
 
 
 
Low (reference)
25%
 
 
 
 
 
Intermediate
45%
 
0.08 (0.08)
.02
−0.02 (0.17)
-.00
High
30%
 
0.13 (0.09)
.03
0.27 (0.18)
.06
Country of birth mother
 
.00
 
 
 
 
The Netherlands (reference)
88%
 
 
 
 
 
Surinam/Antilles
4%
 
−0.22 (0.18)
-.02
0.42 (0.32)
.04
Turkey/Morocco
4%
 
−0.51 (0.18)
-.05*
0.18 (0.32)
.02
Other
3%
 
−0.30 (0.18)
-.03
0.10 (0.41)
.01
Protestant religion
 
.02**
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
77%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
23%
 
−0.08 (0.08)
-.02
−0.05 (0.15)
-.01
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Social psychological variables
 
 
 
 
 
 
Knowledge about the HPV vaccination
4.82 (2.42)
.00
 
 
 
 
Risk perception (having received no HPV vaccination)
−0.61 (1.21)
.20**
 
 
 
 
Risk perception (having received the HPV vaccination)
−1.22 (1.09)
.01
 
 
 
 
Attitude towards the HPV vaccination
2.78 (6.93)
.76**
0.12 (0.01)
.39**
0.13 (0.02)
.42**
Negative outcome expectations of the HPV vaccination
7.24 (4.56)
.14**
 
 
 
 
Positive outcome expectations of the HPV vaccination
−3.44 (3.86)
.10**
 
 
 
 
Anticipated regret about rejecting the HPV vaccination
3.27 (1.44)
.46**
0.20 (0.03)
.13**
 
 
Anticipated regret about receiving the vaccination
3.38 (1.39)
.06**
−0.08 (0.03)
-.05*
 
 
Beliefs about the HPV vaccination
1.42 (9.92)
.60**
0.03 (0.01)
.14**
0.03 (0.01)
.12*
Relative effectiveness of the HPV vaccination
−0.61 (1.20)
.54**
 
 
 
 
Ambivalence towards the HPV vaccination decision
0.36 (5.30)
.01*
 
 
 
 
Confidence in authorities involved in the HPV vaccination
1.60 (3.49)
.42**
 
 
 
 
Subjective norms towards the HPV vaccination
16.81 (23.57)
.67**
0.02 (0.00)
.19**
0.02 (0.01)
.20**
Descriptive norms towards the HPV vaccination
4.53 (1.34)
.15**
 
 
 
 
Self-efficacy expectations towards the HPV vaccination
11.87 (4.66)
.01
 
 
 
 
HPV vaccination information processing
3.79 (2.40)
.06**
 
 
 
 
Habit strength towards the HPV vaccination
−0.81 (3.64)
.41**
0.07 (0.02)
.11**
0.12 (0.03)
.19**
Decisional conflict about the HPV vaccination – value clarity
3.03 (4.29)
.00
 
 
 
 
Decisional conflict about the HPV vaccination – certainty
2.00 (4.69)
.02**
−0.05 (.01)
-.10**
−0.07 (0.02)
-.15**
Opinion about alternative medicine
−0.43 (2.37)
.02*
 
 
 
 
Past experience of the mother with cervical cancer
 
.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
98%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
2%
 
 
 
 
 
Past experience of the mother with other cancer forms
 
.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
97%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
3%
 
 
 
 
 
Past experience of the mother with abnormal pap smear
 
.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
87%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
13%
 
 
 
 
 
Past experience of someone from the close environment with cervical cancer
 
.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
67%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
33%
 
 
 
 
 
Past experience of someone from the close environment with other cancer forms
 
.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
10%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
90%
 
 
 
 
 
Past experience of someone from the close environment with abnormal pap smear
 
0.00
 
 
 
 
No (reference)
50%
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Model fit for multivariate models
 
 
 
 
 
 
R2 of HPV vaccination uptake
 
 
 
.47
 
.48
R2 change of HPV vaccination uptake
 
 
 
.47
 
.48
F change of HPV vaccination uptake
 
 
 
653.97**
 
198.23**
R2 of HPV vaccination uptake + sample
 
 
 
.47
 
.48
R2 change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample
 
 
 
.00
 
.00
F change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample
 
 
 
0.04
 
0.36
R2 of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic variables
 
 
 
.49
 
.50
R2 change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic variables
 
 
 
.01
 
.02
F change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic variables
 
 
 
2.82*
 
1.37
R2 of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic + social-psychological variables
 
 
 
.84
 
.81
R2 change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic + social-psychological variables
 
 
 
.35
 
.31
F change of HPV vaccination uptake + sample + socio-demographic + social-psychological variables       218.92**   66.04**

Notes 1) R**2; Mothers received questions about the HPV vaccination of their daughter, whereas daughters answered questions about the HPV vaccination of themselves; *p < .01; **p < .001.