Table 3. Perceptions of HPV vaccines among medical students (N = 1878).
| Males (n = 595) | Females (n = 1260) | P | |||||
| Questions | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
| Would you like to receive or recommend HPV vaccination? a | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 1128 | 60.2 | 293 | 49.3 | 821 | 65.3 | |
| No/I don't know | 747 | 39.8 | 301 | 50.7 | 437 | 34.7 | |
| To which age group HPV vaccines should be given? b | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0–12 years | 191 | 10.2 | 94 | 15.8 | 92 | 7.3 | |
| 13–18 years | 664 | 35.4 | 219 | 36.8 | 435 | 34.6 | |
| 19–25 years | 526 | 28.0 | 113 | 19.0 | 409 | 32.5 | |
| 26 years & above | 155 | 8.3 | 40 | 6.7 | 114 | 9.1 | |
| Unknown | 340 | 18.1 | 129 | 21.7 | 208 | 16.5 | |
| Can HPV vaccines be given to boys? c | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 1072 | 57.4 | 296 | 50.0 | 763 | 60.8 | |
| No | 286 | 15.3 | 109 | 18.4 | 175 | 14.0 | |
| Unknown | 511 | 27.3 | 187 | 31.6 | 316 | 25.2 | |
| Which is the most appropriate stage for HPV vaccination? d | 0.103 | ||||||
| Before sexual debut | 1219 | 65.1 | 376 | 63.5 | 830 | 66.0 | |
| After sexual debut | 181 | 9.7 | 50 | 8.4 | 128 | 10.2 | |
| Unknown | 472 | 25.2 | 166 | 28.0 | 299 | 23.8 | |
| Which venue is the most appropriate for HPV vaccination (multiple responses)? e | |||||||
| Local CDC | 1294 | 68.9 | 405 | 68.1 | 872 | 69.3 | 0.604 |
| Community health center/local clinic | 782 | 41.7 | 243 | 40.8 | 529 | 42.0 | 0.631 |
| Women and children's hospital | 1085 | 57.8 | 272 | 45.7 | 800 | 63.5 | <0.001 |
| General hospital | 744 | 39.6 | 233 | 39.2 | 503 | 40.0 | 0.745 |
| School | 427 | 22.7 | 144 | 24.2 | 279 | 22.2 | 0.328 |
| Unknown | 58 | 3.1 | 24 | 4.0 | 34 | 2.7 | 0.124 |
| How much are you willing to pay for imported HPV vaccines (RMB)? f # | <0.001 | ||||||
| Below 100 | 547 | 29.2 | 232 | 39.1 | 306 | 24.4 | |
| 100–300 | 521 | 27.8 | 147 | 24.8 | 368 | 29.3 | |
| 300–500 | 398 | 21.3 | 107 | 18.0 | 286 | 22.8 | |
| 500–1000 | 284 | 15.2 | 70 | 11.8 | 213 | 17.0 | |
| 1000–2400 | 122 | 6.5 | 37 | 6.2 | 83 | 6.6 | |
| How much are you willing to pay for domestic HPV vaccines (RMB)?g # | <0.001 | ||||||
| Below 100 | 754 | 40.3 | 289 | 48.8 | 455 | 36.2 | |
| 100–300 | 585 | 31.2 | 143 | 24.2 | 437 | 34.7 | |
| 300–500 | 285 | 15.2 | 84 | 14.2 | 198 | 15.7 | |
| 500–1000 | 200 | 10.7 | 58 | 9.8 | 138 | 11.0 | |
| 1000–2400 | 49 | 2.6 | 18 | 3.0 | 30 | 2.4 | |
| Which vaccines you would like to receive or recommend? h | 0.187 | ||||||
| Domestic HPV vaccines | 331 | 17.7 | 108 | 18.2 | 214 | 17.1 | |
| Imported HPV vaccines | 858 | 45.8 | 255 | 42.9 | 594 | 47.4 | |
| Either, dependent on price | 683 | 36.5 | 232 | 39.0 | 446 | 35.6 | |
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h
3, 2, 9, 6, 1, 6, 5 and 6 students, respectively, did not answer these questions, and gender data were missing for 23 students who answered these questions;
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1 RMB equals to 0.16 US dollars.