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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Feb;41(2):117–122. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000086

Table 2.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Predicting Parental Awareness of HPV Vaccines Among Parents of US Preadolescents and Adolescents (8–17 years), 2010 National Health Interview Survey

Heard of HPV Vaccines (vs. Never Heard of Vaccines)
OR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Child characteristics
 Sex
  Male 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Female 1.73 1.51 1.97 1.86 1.60 2.16
 Age 1.02 1.00 1.05 1.04 1.01 1.07
 Has a USC?
  Yes 2.44 1.76 3.38 1.29 0.89 1.88
  No 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Health insurance status
  Any private 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Public only 0.51 0.44 0.59 0.91 0.75 1.12
  Partial 0.56 0.43 0.72 0.98 0.73 1.32
  None 0.24 0.18 0.33 0.58 0.40 0.84
 Had a well-child checkup in the last 12 mo?
  Yes 1.47 1.27 1.69 1.23 1.04 1.46
  No 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 No. siblings aged 8–17 y in household
  None 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  ≥1 1.10 0.97 1.24 1.12 0.98 1.29
Parent characteristics
 Respondent’s relationship to child
  Biological/Adoptive/Step parent 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Legal guardian 0.60 0.43 0.82 0.72 0.50 1.03
 Sex
  Male 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Female 1.93 1.67 2.22 2.40 2.04 2.81
 Age 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.00 0.99 1.01
 Race/Ethnicity
  White (non-Hispanic) 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Black (non-Hispanic) 0.59 0.49 0.72 0.73 0.59 0.89
  Other (non-Hispanic) 0.32 0.24 0.42 0.50 0.37 0.69
  Hispanic 0.33 0.28 0.40 0.77 0.61 0.96
 Primary language
  English 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Other 0.20 0.16 0.25 0.69 0.51 0.95
 Acculturation
  Born in US 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Born outside US, in US ≥15 y 0.37 0.31 0.44 0.63 0.49 0.80
  Born outside US, in US 10–<15 y 0.23 0.16 0.31 0.49 0.33 0.73
  Born outside US, in US <10 y 0.16 0.11 0.23 0.32 0.21 0.47
 Marital status
  Married, living with partner 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Divorced/Widowed/Separated 0.83 0.70 0.99 0.78 0.65 0.95
  Never married 0.70 0.55 0.89 0.85 0.64 1.13
 Education attainment
  No or some high school 0.46 0.37 0.58 0.72 0.56 0.93
  High school graduate 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Some college 1.59 1.31 1.94 1.34 1.09 1.66
  College or beyond 2.06 1.69 2.52 1.75 1.37 2.23
Family characteristics
 Income as a % of FPL*
  <100% of FPL 0.33 0.27 0.41 0.63 0.46 0.86
  100%–199% of FPL 0.46 0.38 0.56 0.75 0.58 0.97
  200%–399% of FPL 0.78 0.65 0.93 0.93 0.76 1.14
  400%+ of FPL 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
  Unknown 0.49 0.38 0.63 0.64 0.48 0.86
 Region of US
  Northeast 1.12 0.88 1.42 0.82 0.63 1.06
  Midwest 1.52 1.22 1.89 1.09 0.86 1.38
  South 1.30 1.08 1.56 1.13 0.92 1.38
  West 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference

Multivariable (adjusted) results control for child sex, age, USC, health insurance, well-child checkup, number of siblings (ages 8–17 years), respondent’s relationship to the index child, parent sex, age, race/ethnicity, primary language, acculturation, marital status, educational attainment, family income, and US region of residence.

*

Predefined NHIS poverty thresholds are based on the weighted average federal poverty thresholds (US Census Bureau) for the previous calendar year, as the reference period for income questions in the NHIS is the previous calendar year.

FPL indicates federal poverty level; HPV, human papillomavirus; US, United States; USC, usual source of care; OR, (unadjusted) odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.