TABLE 1.

Summary statistics based on questionnaire survey (n = 500)

Survey question	Response	n (%) or mean (±SD)
What is your race?	Non-Hispanic white	119 (23.8)
	Non-Hispanic black	103 (20.6)
	Hispanic or Latino	269 (53.8)
	Othersa	9 (1.8)
What is your current age?	Age in years	21.8 (2.8)
Have you taken the first HPV shot?	Yes	65 (13.0)
	No	435 (87.0)
Did you take the second shot?	Yes	43 (8.6)
	No	22 (4.4)
	I have not taken any HPV shot	435 (87.0)
Did you take the third shot?	Yes	38 (7.6)
	No	5 (1.0)
	I have not taken any HPV shot	435 (87.0)
If you have not had an HPV shot yet, why not?b	I have never heard of it	225 (51.7)
	I don’t know enough about it	272 (62.5)
	I don’t know where to go and get it	71 (16.3)
	I can’t afford to get it	99 (22.8)
	I am worried about side effects	47 (10.8)
	I don’t think I need it	38 (8.7)
	I do not get any vaccines	8 (1.8)
Are you pregnant?	Yes	500 (100.0)
	No	0 (0.0)
Where do you plan to deliver your baby?	UTMB	392 (78.4)
	Other clinics	108 (21.6)
Would you be willing to get an HPV shot in the hospital after your baby was born, if it were free of charge?c	Yes	382 (82.7)
	No	80 (17.3)

HPV, human papillomavirus; UTMB, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX.

^aAsian, American Indian/Alaskan native, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander;

^bDenominators are based on women who did not receive any dose of the HPV vaccine (n = 435);

^cDenominator is based on women who had not received any HPV vaccine doses or completed the series (n = 462).