Table 1.
Characteristics of mothers with a child 9 – 17 years of age by awareness of HPV (n = 638)a
| Never heard of HPV (n = 170) |
Heard of HPV (n = 468) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| 20 – 29 | 22 (12.9) | 65 (13.9) |
| 30 – 39 | 96 (56.5) | 301 (64.3) |
| 40 – 49 | 39 (22.9) | 86 (18.4) |
| 50+ | 13 (7.7) | 16 (3.4) |
| Born in U.S. | 81 (47.7) | 260 (56.0) |
| Race | ||
| White | 13 (7.7) | 83 (17.7) |
| Black | 50 (29.4) | 141 (30.1) |
| Hispanic | 107 (62.9) | 239 (51.1) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.1) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single, never married | 29 (17.1) | 101 (21.6) |
| Married or cohabitating | 101 (59.4) | 251 (53.6) |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 40 (23.5) | 111 (23.7) |
| Education | ||
| Did not graduate high school | 101 (59.4) | 200 (42.7) |
| High school graduate or GED | 49 (28.8) | 143 (30.6) |
| College degree or some college | 20 (11.8) | 125 (26.7) |
| Combined annual household income | ||
| Less than $15,000 | 79 (46.5) | 178 (38.0) |
| $15,000 to $29,999 | 73 (42.9) | 205 (43.8) |
| $30,000 and above | 16 (9.4) | 79 (16.9) |
| No health insurance | 90 (52.9) | 237 (50.6) |
| Behavioral characteristics | ||
| Current smoker | 37 (21.8) | 92 (19.7) |
| Current drinker | 44 (25.9) | 183 (39.7) |
| Exercises at least one day per week | 75 (44.1) | 248 (53.2) |
| One or more hours spent on internet daily | 73 (42.9) | 275 (58.8) |
| Attends religious services weekly | 64 (37.7) | 164 (35.4) |
| Used some form of birth control at last sex | 86 (50.6) | 247 (52.8) |
| Age at first sexual intercourse (in years) | ||
| 14 and under | 21 (12.4) | 84 (18.0) |
| 15 – 17 | 83 (48.8) | 210 (45.1) |
| 18 and older | 66 (38.8) | 172 (36.9) |
| Number of lifetime sex partners | ||
| 1 | 53 (31.2) | 136 (29.5) |
| 2 – 4 | 67 (39.4) | 156 (33.8) |
| 5+ | 47 (27.7) | 169 (36.7) |
| One or more Pap tests in the past 2 years | 104 (61.2) | 358 (81.7) |
a
Some variables may contain missing values; therefore percentages may not add up to 100.