Table 2.
Knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccine among 275 participants who heard of HPV prior to study enrollment based on history of AGW, current AGW status, and education
| Participants Correctly Answering Questions: N, (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Criteria: | Yes, there is a vaccine to prevent HPV-related illness. | Yes, there is a vaccine to prevent genital warts. | If a vaccine could prevent anal cancer and warts, I would want it. | Yes, Condoms prevent HPV. | Yes, when genital warts are gone, HPV is gone. | HPV increases the risk of getting HIV. |
| History of AGW | ||||||
| Yes AGW | 42 (27.5) | 24 (15.9) | 102 (66.7) | 112 (74.1) | 13 (8.5) | 103 (67.3) |
| No AGW | 34 (28.3) | 32 (26.7) | 75 (61.5) | 67 (57.3) | 14 (11.5) | 76 (62.3) |
| Chi2 p-value | p = 0.445 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.465* | p = 0.014 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.489* |
| AGW Status | ||||||
| Present AGW | 37 (33.0) | 20 (17.9) | 78 (69.6) | 84 (76.4) | 10 (8.9) | 72(64.3) |
| No AGW Present | 39 (23.9) | 36 (22.1) | 99 (60.7) | 95 (60.1) | 17 (10.4) | 107 (65.6) |
| Chi2 p-value | p=0.18 | p=0.20 | P=0.47* | p=0.02 | p=0.14* | p=0.67* |
| Education | ||||||
| ≤ Secondary | 30 (63.8) | 29 (30.2) | 57 (59.4) | 58 (63) | 20 (20.8) | 63 (65.6) |
| ≥ Tertiary | 46 (58.2) | 27 (15) | 120 (67) | 121 (68.8) | 7 (3.9) | 116 (64.8) |
| Chi2 p-value | p = 0.534 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.612* | p = 0.046 | p < 0.001* | p = 0.374* |
*
Fisher’s Exact Test used