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. 2014 May;104(5):946–953. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301828

TABLE 3—

Interest in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Unvaccinated Young US Women Aged 18–26 Years: Pooled National Health Interview Survey, 2008 and 2010

Variable No. of Women Vaccine Interest (Yes = 1047), % (95% CI) Pa AOR (95% CI)
Survey year
 2008 1339 39.7 (36.6, 43.1) < .001 1.00 (Ref)
 2010 1478 29.3 (26.6, 32.0) 0.54 (0.42, 0.69)
Age, y
 18–21 939 34.8 (31.0, 38.5) .913 0.93 (0.74, 1.17)
 22–26 1878 35.0 (32.2, 37.9) 1.00 (Ref)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 1328 33.7 (30.5, 36.9) .411 1.00 (Ref)
 Non-Hispanic Black 587 34.5 (29.9, 39.1) 0.96 (0.72, 1.28)
 Hispanic 682 38.0 (33.1, 42.8) 1.46 (1.10, 1.94)
 Non-Hispanic other 220 38.6 (29.2, 48.1) 1.85 (1.20, 2.84)
Region
 Northeast 364 32.4 (26.2, 38.5) .04 1.23 (0.88, 1.73)
 Midwest 630 31.1 (27.1, 35.1) 1.00 (Ref)
 South 1108 39.0 (35.2, 42.8) 1.54 (1.19, 1.97)
 West 715 33.9 (29.2, 38.7) 1.21 (0.92, 1.59)
Marital status
 Married 631 29.3 (24.8, 33.7) .005 0.70 (0.54, 0.89)
 Not married 2186 36.7 (34.2, 39.3) 1.00 (Ref)
Education
 < high school 470 35.6 (29.7, 41.5) .959 1.09 (0.78, 1.52)
 High school or GED 718 35.1 (30.7, 39.5) 1.00 (Ref)
 > high school 1629 34.7 (31.6, 37.8) 0.89 (0.68, 1.16)
Income below the federal poverty thresholdb
 Yes 881 37.3 (33.3, 41.4) .188 1.08 (0.86, 1.35)
 No 1936 34.2 (31.6, 36.8) 1.00 (Ref)
Health insurance status
 Uninsured 803 39.8 (35.4, 44.2) < .001 1.31 (1.01, 1.60)
 Public insurance 701 38.0 (33.9, 42.2) 1.53 (1.17, 2.01)
 Private insurance 1313 31.1 (28.1, 34.1) 1.00 (Ref)
Usual place of care
 No usual place of care 691 42.6 (37.8, 47.5) < .001 1.61 (1.24, 2.09)
 Has usual place of care 2126 32.6 (30.2, 35.1) 1.00 (Ref)
Delayed or forgone medical care
 Yes 514 47.4 (41.9, 53.0) < .001 1.50 (1.14, 1.97)
 No 2303 32.6 (30.2, 34.9) 1.00 (Ref)
Ever heard of the HPV vaccine
 Yes 1828 40.9 (38.0, 43.7) < .001 2.67 (2.10, 3.39)
 No 989 22.7 (19.5, 25.8) 1.00 (Ref)
Has other recommended vaccinationsc
 Yes 2158 37.7 (35.1, 40.3) < .001 1.63 (1.26, 2.12)
 No 659 24.8 (20.7, 29.0) 1.00 (Ref)
Had Papanicolaou test in past year
 Yes 847 32.1 (28.5, 35.6) .098 1.14 (0.87, 1.48)
 No 1970 36.0 (33.2, 38.7) 1.00 (Ref)
Had influenza vaccine in past year
 Yes 570 35.4 (30.4, 40.5) .837 1.14 (0.86, 1.51)
 No 2247 34.8 (32.2, 37.4) 1.00 (Ref)
Saw a doctor or obstetrician/gynecologist in past year
 Yes 2142 35.7 (33.2, 38.2) .214 1.22 (0.93, 1.58)
 No 675 32.5 (27.9, 37.0) 1.00 (Ref)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GED = general equivalency diploma; HPV = human papillomavirus. Adjusted for complex survey design. Weighted with WTFA_SA/2. The sample size was n = 2817.

a

P value for the Rao–Scott χ2 test.

b

As defined in the National Health Interview Survey.

c

Includes either having had a tetanus vaccine in the past 10 years, or ever having received a hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccine.