Table 2.
Characteristics associated with the likelihood of HPV self-sampling among women who had heard of HPV
| Characteristic | Ever self-sampled for HPV among women who had heard of HPV ( N = 297) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | χ 2 | |
| n = 69 (23%) | n = 228 (77%) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age range, years | 7.54 | ||
| ≤ 29 | 9 (13.0) | 60 (87.0) | |
| 30-39 | 33 (25.2) | 98 (74.8) | |
| 40-49 | 19 (24.7) | 58 (75.3) | |
| ≥ 50 | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | |
| Education | 1.54 | ||
| ≤ High school | 18 (23.4) | 59 (76.6) | |
| College | 18 (21.7) | 65 (78.3) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 27 (22.5) | 93 (77.5) | |
| ≥ Graduate degree | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | |
| Annual household income (NT$) | 7.27 | ||
| ≤ 500,000 | 16 (16.8) | 79 (83.2) | |
| 510,000-1,000,000 | 32 (24.6) | 98 (75.4) | |
| 1,010,000-1,500,000 | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | |
| 1,510,000-2,000,000 | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.6) | |
| ≥ 2,010,000 | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | |
| Marital status | 0.18 | ||
| Single (D, S, W)a | 17 (21.5) | 62 (78.5) | |
| Married | 52 (23.9) | 166 (76.1) | |
| Residential area | 0.14 | ||
| City | 55 (23.6) | 178 (76.4) | |
| Town | 10 (22.7) | 34 (77.3) | |
| Rural | 4 (20.0) | 16 (80.0) | |
| Previous Pap testing | 32.5*** | ||
| Yes | 67 (32.5) | 139 (67.5) | |
| No | 2 (2.2) | 89 (97.8) | |
| Perceived risk of cervical cancer | 5.85** | ||
| High | 29 (32.2) | 61 (67.8) | |
| Low | 40 (19.3) | 167 (80.7) | |
| Willingness to self-sample | 6.03* | ||
| Willing | 54 (27.6) | 142 (72.4) | |
| Unwilling/undecided | 15 (14.9) | 86 (85.1) | |
| HPV knowledgeb | 11.2** | ||
| High | 28 (36.8) | 48 (63.2) | |
| Moderate | 26 (20.5) | 101 (79.5) | |
| Low | 15 (16.0) | 79 (84.0) | |
| Priority consideration for HPV self-sampling | |||
| Cost | 47 (20.1) | 187 (79.9) | 6.125* |
| Clinical site/time | 22 (34.9) | 41 (65.1) | |
aD refers to divorced, S refers to separated, W refers to widowed.
bHPV knowledge was categorized as high, moderate, and low based on the number of correct answers above the mode score, between median and mode score, or below the median score, respectively. Scores of ≥15 points were coded as a high level of knowledge, those with 13 to 14 points were coded as moderate knowledge, and those with ≤12 points were coded as low knowledge.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.