Table 2.
Factors associated with HPV Vaccine Initiation among Females (unweighted; n=1500)
| Characteristic | N | 1+ Doses (n=758) Mean or % |
No Doses (n=742) Mean or % |
T-Test/ Chi-Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Mean Age | 1495 | 20.5 (SD=1.62) | 21.1 (SD=1.92 ) | 6.04* |
| Race | ||||
| White American | 1138 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 7.21 |
| African American or Black | 78 | 41.0 | 59.0 | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 147 | 49.0 | 51.0 | |
| Other | 108 | 42.6 | 57.4 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.21 | |||
| Yes | 128 | 43.0 | 57.0 | |
| No | 1368 | 51.2 | 48.8 | |
| Marital Status | 34.84* | |||
| Never Married | 1411 | 52.3 | 47.7 | |
| Married | 75 | 17.3 | 82.7 | |
| Current School Enrollment | 19.62* | |||
| In School (Full/Part-time) | 1192 | 53.4 | 46.6 | |
| Not in School | 308 | 39.3 | 60.7 | |
| Religious Attendance | 20.28* | |||
| Once a month or more | 513 | 42.5 | 57.5 | |
| Less than once a month | 973 | 54.8 | 45.2 | |
| Sexual Health/Behavior | ||||
| Sexual Orientation | 1.93 | |||
| Heterosexual | 1361 | 51.1 | 48.9 | |
| Gay/Bisexual/Other | 138 | 44.9 | 55.1 | |
| Lifetime Sexual Activity | 22.76* | |||
| Yes | 1104 | 54.2 | 45.8 | |
| No | 389 | 40.1 | 59.9 | |
| Lifetime Partners | 11.59* | |||
| One Partner | 325 | 46.2 | 53.9 | |
| Two-Five Partners | 329 | 58.1 | 42.0 | |
| Six or More Partners | 444 | 56.8 | 43.2 | |
| HIV Testing | 2.66 | |||
| Never | 1003 | 49.4 | 50.7 | |
| One or More Times | 454 | 54.0 | 46.0 |
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