Table 2.
Correlates of participants' HPV vaccine-related knowledge before and after the structured presentation
| Knowledge score at baseline | Changes in knowledge score after presentation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Regression coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Regression coefficient (95% CI) | P value |
| Age categories | ||||
| <30 | Reference | Reference | ||
| 30–49 | 1.01 (0.29 to 1.73) | .006 | −1.41 (−2.24 to −0.58) | .001 |
| 50 and above | 2.41 (1.54 to 3.28) | <.001 | −3.32 (−4.32 to −2.32) | <.001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | Reference | Reference | ||
| Male | −0.62 (−1.15 to −0.09) | .023 | 0.36 (−0.25 to 0.97) | .248 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | Reference | Reference | ||
| African American | −1.35 (−2.17to −0.53) | .001 | −0.19 (−1.13 to 0.76) | .698 |
| Hispanic | 0.15 (−0.50 to 0.81) | .646 | −0.98 (−1.74 to −0.23) | .010 |
| Asian American | −0.25 (−0.91 to 0.40) | .448 | −0.28 (−1.04 to 0.47) | .462 |
| Other | −0.40 (−1.40 to 0.60) | .434 | 0.24 (−0.91 to 1.38) | .687 |
| Participants | ||||
| MD/DO | Reference | Reference | ||
| Medical student | 0.04 (−0.70 to 0.78) | .920 | 0.19 (−0.66 to 1.04) | .656 |
| Othera | −1.58 (−2.60 to −1.17) | <.001 | 1.74 (0.92 to 2.56) | <.001 |
a
E.g., registered nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse student, physician assistant (PA), PA student, medical assistant, certified nurse midwife.