Table 3.
Participants’ rating of public health information (PHI) on the HPV vaccine
|
Year |
2008 |
2009 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Q1. How would you rate the PHI on the HPV vaccine? |
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
10 (10) |
20 (10) |
7 (6) |
9 (9) |
| Not bad |
64 (64) |
60 (30) |
46 (54) |
35 (36) |
| Very good |
25 (25) |
18 (9) |
43 (49) |
33 (33) |
| Don’t know |
1 (1) |
2 (1) |
4 (5) |
22 (22) |
| Q2. Where have you heard/seen information on the current HPV vaccination programme? Tick all that apply. |
|
|
|
|
| TV advertisement |
72 (72) |
66 (33) |
79 (90) |
23 (23) |
| Radio advertisement |
24 (24) |
18 (9) |
31 (35) |
30 (30) |
| Information leaflet |
34 (34) |
28 (14) |
55 (63) |
47 (48) |
| Poster in a pharmacy |
|
|
45 (51) |
50 (50) |
| Internet |
|
|
42 (48) |
41 (41) |
| School/College/University |
42 (42) |
62 (31) |
75 (85) |
68 (68) |
| GP/Doctor |
26 (26) |
8 (4) |
18 (21) |
2 (2) |
| Word of mouth |
71 (71) |
78 (39) |
63 (72) |
77 (77) |
| I have not seen/heard anything |
1 (1) |
2 (1) |
3 (3) |
3 (3) |
| Other* | 3 (4) | 5 (5) | ||
* reported as newspapers, clinical journals.