Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 293)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age of respondent (years) (med,IQR) | 40 (36,43) |
| Relationship of respondent to eligible girl | |
| Mother | 235 (80.2 %) |
| Father | 39 (13.3 %) |
| Other guardian | 14 (4.8 %) |
| Region | |
| Central/Eastern Division | 177 (60.4 %) |
| Western Division | 90 (30.7 %) |
| Northern Division | 26 (8.9 %) |
| Education of respondent | |
| Primary school only | 40 (13.7 %) |
| Secondary school or higher | 233 (79.5 %) |
| Household weekly income, $FJ | |
| <100 | 86 (29.4 %) |
| 100-199 | 129 (44.0 %) |
| 200+ | 78 (26.6 %) |
| Vaccine uptake | |
| Consent given for HPV vaccination | |
| Yes | 230 (78.5 %) |
| No | 44 (15.0 %) |
| Don’t know | 19 (6.5 %) |
| Eligible girl reported to have received all three doses | |
| Yes | 170 (73.9 %) |
| No | 39 (17.0 %) |
| Don’t know | 21 (9.1 %) |
| Eligible girl reported to receive other routine school vaccines | |
| Yes | 270 (92.2 %) |
| No | 1 (0.3 %) |
| Don’t know | 19 (6.5 %) |
| Awareness and knowledge | |
| Heard of HPV before campaign | |
| Yes | 30 (10.2 %) |
| No | 242 (82.6 %) |
| Don’t know | 17 (5.8 %) |
| Heard of cervical cancer before campaign | |
| Yes | 62 (21.2 %) |
| No | 222 (75.8 %) |
| Don’t know | 8 (2.7 %) |
| Consider cervical cancer common in Fiji | |
| Yes | 193 (65.9 %) |
| No | 39 (13.3 %) |
| Don’t know | 60 (20.5 %) |
| Consider women in Fiji at risk of HPV | |
| Yes | 190 (64.9 %) |
| No | 73 (24.9 %) |
| Don’t know | 26 (8.9 %) |
| Heard of pap smear | |
| Yes | 219 (74.7 %) |
| No | 51 (17.4 %) |
| Don’t know | 22 (7.5 %) |
| How important for women in Fiji to have pap smear (among those who have heard of pap smear) | |
| Very important | 211/219 (96.4 %) |
| Somewhat important | 6/219 (2.7 %) |
| Don’t know | 2/219 (0.9 %) |
| Vaccine information and decision-making | |
| Satisfied with access to information for decision-making | |
| Yes | 196 (66.9 %) |
| No | 38 (13.0 %) |
| Don’t know | 54 (18.4 %) |
| Discussed decision with family member | |
| Yes | 182 (62.1 %) |
| No | 104 (35.5 %) |
| Don’t know | 0 |
| Involved daughter in decision | |
| Yes | 213 (72.7 %) |
| No | 62 (21.2 %) |
| Don’t know | 14 (4.8 %) |
| Obtained advice from health provider or other community member | |
| Yes | 48 (16.4 %) |
| No | 202 (68.9 %) |
| Don’t know | 37 (12.6 %) |
| Main source of HPV vaccine information | |
| Campaign information pamphlet | 219 (74.7 %) |
| Consent letter | 11 (3.8 %) |
| Newspaper | 40 (13.7 %) |
| Radio | 10 (3.4 %) |
| Magazine article | 1 (0.3 %) |
NB Percentages for each variable may not equal 100 due to missing data