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. 2015 May 19;5(5):e006422. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006422

Table 2.

Initiation of HPV vaccination and RDs according to parental education and income, N=84 139

Initiated HPV vaccination
Univariable model
Multivariable model 1*
Multivariable model 2†
n % RD 95% CI RD 95% CI RD 95% CI
Maternal education (years of schooling)
 Compulsory (≤ 10) 11 600 78.4 0 Ref 0 Ref
 Upper secondary, levels 1 and 2 (11–12) 5174 77.6 −0.8 −2.0 to 0.5 −1.7 −3.0 to −0.4
 Upper secondary, completed (13–14) 21 128 79.0 0.6 −0.2 to 1.5 −1.9 −2.8 to −1.0
 Higher, undergraduate level (14–17) 22 907 78.0 −0.3 −1.2 to 0.5 −4.1 −5.1 to −3.1
 Higher, graduate level (≥18) 5034 76.7 −1.6 −2.9 to −0.4 −5.5 −7.0 to −4.0
p=0.001 p<0.0001
Maternal income quintile (NOK)‡
 1 (≤278 599) 12 294 73.1 0 Ref 0 Ref
 2 (278 600–361 617) 13 223 78.6 5.5 4.6 to 6.5 5.1 4.1 to 6.1
 3 (361 620–433 172) 13 375 79.5 6.4 5.5 to 7.4 6.5 5.5 to 7.5
 4 (433 179–524 224) 13 433 79.8 6.8 5.8 to 7.7 7.8 6.7 to 8.8
 5 (≥524 242) 13 518 80.3 7.3 6.3 to 8.2 10.1 9.0 to 11.3
p<0.0001 p<0.0001
Paternal education (years of schooling)
 Compulsory (≤10) 12 374 78.7 0 Ref 0 Ref
 Upper secondary, levels 1 and 2 (11–12) 4 840 77.6 −1.1 −2.4 to 0.2 −0.6 −1.9 to 0.6
 Upper secondary, completed (13–14) 27 370 79.2 0.5 −0.3 to 1.2 −0.4 −1.3 to 0.4
 Higher, undergraduate level (14–17) 14 214 76.9 −1.9 −2.8 to −1.0 −2.5 −3.5 to −1.5
 Higher, graduate level (≥18) 7 045 77.1 −1.6 −2.7 to −0.5 −1.4 −2.6 to −0.1
p<0.0001 p<0.0001
Paternal income quintile (NOK)‡
 1 (≤ 374 466) 12 867 76.5 0 Ref 0 Ref
 2 (374 478–476 519) 13 207 78.5 2.0 1.1 to 2.9 2.0 0.9 to 3.0
 3 (476 523–585 410) 13 353 79.3 2.9 2.0 to 3.8 3.4 2.4 to 4.5
 4 (585 412–796 067) 13 242 78.7 2.2 1.3 to 3.1 3.2 2.1 to 4.2
 5 (≥796 072) 13 174 78.3 1.8 0.9 to 2.8 3.9 2.8 to 5.0
p<0.0001 p<0.0001

*This model included maternal income, education and employment status, country of origin, urbanity, maternal age at birth of daughter, number of siblings, county of residence and year of birth.

†This model included paternal income, education and employment status, country of origin, urbanity, maternal age at birth of daughter, number of siblings, county of residence and year of birth.

‡NOK=Norwegian kroner (€1 EUR≈8.5 NOK).

HPV, human papillomavirus; RD, risk difference.