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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2012 Dec;37(6):1136–1144. doi: 10.1007/s10900-012-9572-x

Table 2.

Bivariate comparisons between vaccinated and unvaccinated women

Initiated Vaccine No Vaccine

n Mean SD Min Max n Mean SD Min Max t p

Age 45 21.0 2.60 18 26 77 21.9 2.63 18 26 1.95 .05
HPV knowledge (sum correct out of 11) 42 6.5 2.35 1.0 11.0 65 6.4 1.85 3.0 10.0 −.29 .78
Perceived vulnerability 42 2.3 .89 1.0 4.0 65 2.5 .90 1.0 4.0 1.21 .23
Perceived severity 42 3.3 .72 1.0 4.0 65 3.6 .59 2.0 4.0 1.86 .07
Perceived vaccine safety 45 3.1 .50 1.8 4.0 77 2.8 .48 1.8 3.8 −3.56 <.01
Perceived vaccine effectiveness 45 2.3 .49 1.7 3.0 77 2.2 .47 1.0 3.0 −1.60 .11
Perceived social approval 38 3.7 .42 2.5 4.0 72 3.4 .57 2.0 4.0 −2.98 <.01
Mother-daughter communication about sex 44 2.8 .92 1.0 4.0 77 2.8 .89 1.0 4.0 −.08 .94
Doctor satisfaction 43 3.4 .67 1.0 4.0 73 3.3 .73 1.4 4.0 −.50 .62
Doctor trust 43 3.2 .70 2.0 4.0 74 3.2 .60 1.7 4.0 −.41 .68

n % n % chi2 p

Ethnicity
  Latina/Hispanic 26 57.8 43 55.8 .23 .89
  African American 15 33.3 25 32.5
  Other / Pref not answer 4 8.9 9 11.7
Have health insurance
  Yes 31 68.9 50 64.9 .20 .66
  No 14 31.1 27 35.1
Have a regular doctor
  Yes 36 81.8 50 65.8 3.53 .06
  No 8 18.2 26 34.2
Offered vaccine by doctor
  Yes 45 100.0 19 24.7 64.61 <.01
  No / don’t know 0 0.0 58 75.3
Ever had intercourse
  Yes 35 78.0 62 80.5 .28 .87
  No 8 17.8 11 14.3
  Pref not answer 2 4.4 4 5.2
Pap screening
  </= 1 year ago 23 52.3 42 55.3 1.95 .58
  > 1 year ago 9 20.5 20 26.3
  Never 8 18.2 11 14.5