Table 3.
The association between parents’ response to questionnaire and uptake of HPV vaccine by school girls using univariate analysis
| OR | 95 % CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability of the current Home-School-Doctor model | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 36.09 | (24.68, 52.79) | <0.001 |
| Amount (HK$) willing to pay for a full course | |||
| <1,000 | 1 | Reference | |
| 1,001–2,000 | 2.02 | (1.75, 2.33) | <0.001 |
| >2,001 | 1.70 | (1.42, 2.03) | <0.001 |
| Parents self-perceived knowledge on HPV vaccine | |||
| Very insufficient, insufficient & somewhat insufficient | 1 | Reference | |
| Somewhat sufficient | 1.40 | (1.21, 1.63) | <0.001 |
| Sufficient & very sufficient | 1.59 | (1.35, 1.88) | <0.001 |
| Not sure where to go for vaccination | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 1.30 | (1.11, 1.53) | 0.002 |
| Important/very important | 1.44 | (1.19, 1.74) | <0.001 |
| I have frequent chat with daughter | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.34 | (1.11, 1.61) | 0.002 |
| Consider protection sustainability in choosing HPV vaccine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.31 | (1.16, 1.49) | <0.001 |
| Consider protection to cervical cancer inchoosing HPV vaccine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.26 | (1.11, 1.44) | <0.001 |
| Vaccine can produce antibodies against HPV | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.21 | (1.07, 1.37) | 0.002 |
| Cervical cancer is caused by HPV | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | 0.001 |
| Yes | 1.26 | (1.10, 1.45) | |
| I would discuss about prevention of cervical cancer with doctor | |||
| Definitelyb not/No/Maybe not | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes/Maybe | 1.11 | (0.96, 1.28) | 0.16 |
| Yes/Definitely yes | 1.21 | (1.03, 1.42) | 0.02 |
| Heard about HPV vaccine from TV/magazine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.44 | (1.21, 1.71) | <0.001 |
| Heard about HPV vaccine from school | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 1.20 | (1.02, 1.42) | 0.03 |
| Never heard about HPV vaccine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 0.55 | (0.36, 0.83) | 0.005 |
| Worries over side effect of vaccine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 1.07 | (0.90, 1.29) | 0.45 |
| Important/Very important | 0.62 | (0.52, 0.74) | <0.001 |
| Menstruation not yet stable | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.93 | (0.80, 1.08) | 0.35 |
| Important/Very important | 0.62 | (0.51, 0.74) | <0.001 |
| Allow my daughter to decide | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.57 | (0.49, 0.68) | <0.001 |
| Important/Very important | 0.40 | (0.33, 0.48) | <0.001 |
| Unknown efficacy of HPV vaccine | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 1.10 | (0.92, 1.31) | 0.29 |
| Important/Very important | 0.73 | (0.62, 0.86) | <0.001 |
| Too early for daughter to vaccinate | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.82 | (0.70, 0.96) | 0.012 |
| Important/Very important | 0.80 | (0.68, 0.94) | 0.006 |
| Difficult to discuss with daughter as related to sex | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.81 | (0.68, 0.98) | 0.027 |
| Important/Very important | 0.85 | (0.68, 1.07) | 0.16 |
| Might affect reproduction | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.74 | (0.62, 0.87) | <0.001 |
| Important/Very important | 0.77 | (0.64, 0.93) | 0.008 |
| Daughters have not started sexual activity | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.64 | (0.53, 0.78) | <0.001 |
| Important/Very important | 0.65 | (0.53, 0.80) | <0.001 |
| Concerns of early sexual behaviour after HPV vaccination | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Some importance as a factor to consider | 0.73 | (0.61, 0.88) | 0.001 |
| Important/Very important | 0.62 | (0.51, 0.76) | <0.001 |
| I do not care about daughter’s social life | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 0.66 | (0.51, 0.86) | 0.0021 |
| Cervical cancer is inherited | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 0.72 | (0.60, 0.86) | <0.001 |
| Cervical cancer happens only on those with multiple sex partners | |||
| No | 1 | Reference | |
| Yes | 0.80 | (0.66, 0.98) | 0.033 |