Table 2.

Results: HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge and awareness

Questions (response)	Pretest		Posttest		McNemar’s test (pretest versus posttest) P-value	GEE (intervention versus control) P-value
	%	N	%	N
Awareness
Have you heard of cervical cancer? (Yes)						0.52
Intervention	80	36	89	41	0.16
Control	85	35	95	39	0.046
Have you heard of HPV? HPV is the human papillomavirus.   HPV is not the same as HIV. (Yes)						0.12
Intervention	54	25	72	33	0.046
Control	62	26	62	26	1.00
Have you heard of the cervical cancer vaccine, also known as the   HPV vaccine or Gardasil? (Yes)						0.15
Intervention	65	30	80	37	0.07
Control	67	28	67	28	1.00
Knowledge
HPV is able to cause cervical cancer. (Yes)						0.12
Intervention	44	20	70	32	0.005
Control	38	16	46	19	0.37
HPV is a common infection. Most women are infected with   HPV at some point in their lives. (True)						0.002
Intervention	37	17	70	32	<.001
Control	46	19	48	20	1.00
Usually a woman is able to detect HPV in herself. (False)						0.003
Intervention	28	13	53	24	0.005
Control	39	16	31	13	0.32
The vaccine is recommended for girls at ages 11 and 12,   but can also be given between the ages of 9–26. (True)						0.003
Intervention	46	21	87	39	<.001
Control	63	26	68	28	0.53
There is only one injection for the HPV vaccine. (False)						0.03
Intervention	26	12	48	22	0.008
Control	29	12	26	11	0.74
Most medical plans and medical coupons cover   the cost of the HPV vaccine. (True)						0.04
Intervention	59	27	78	36	0.007
Control	59	24	60	25	0.71

Bold values represent P-values < .05