Table I. Univariate Differences in HPV Vaccine Initiation among Females Surviving Childhood Cancer by Age Group.
| 9-13 years (n=113) | 14-17 years (n=117) | 18-26 years (n=114) | ||||
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| Not Initiated | Initiated | Not Initiated | Initiated | Not Initiated | Initiated | |
| n=91 | n=22 | n=64 | n=53 | n=70 | n=44 | |
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| Variable | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) | Freq (%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 77 (84.6)* | 15 (68.2) | 48 (75) | 35 (66) | 51 (72.9) | 34 (77.3) |
| Non-White | 14 (15.4) | 7 (31.8) | 16 (25) | 18 (34) | 19 (27.1) | 10 (22.7) |
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| Household Income | ||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 14 (16.1)** | 8 (40) | 5 (7.9) | 10 (20.4) | 17 (27.4) | 12 (29.3) |
| $20,000 to $59,999 | 28 (32.2) | 3 (15) | 24 (38.1) | 19 (38.8) | 25 (40.3) | 15 (36.6) |
| $60,000 and above | 45 (51.7) | 9 (45) | 34 (54) | 20 (40.8) | 20 (32.3) | 14 (34.1) |
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| Cancer Diagnosis | ||||||
| Leukemia/Lymphoma | 35 (38.5) | 10 (45.5) | 28 (43.8) | 15 (28.3) | 33 (47.1) | 20 (45.5) |
| Brain/CNS | 14 (15.4) | 4 (18.2) | 14 (21.9) | 12 (22.6) | 17 (24.3) | 8 (18.2) |
| Solid Tumors | 42 (46.2) | 8 (36.4) | 22 (34.4) | 26 (49.1) | 20 (28.6) | 16 (36.4) |
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| Cancer Tx Intensity | ||||||
| Least/Mod Intense (1/2) | 52 (57.8) | 13 (59.1) | 39 (60.9)* | 21 (42.9) | 40 (57.1) | 28 (63.6) |
| Very/Most Intense (3/4) | 38 (42.2) | 9 (40.9) | 25 (39.1) | 28 (57.1) | 30 (42.9) | 16 (36.4) |
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| Number Treatments | ||||||
| 1 Tx modality | 35 (39.3) | 13 (59.1) | 29 (45.3)* | 15 (28.3) | 26 (37.1) | 18 (40.9) |
| 2 Tx modalities | 28 (31.5) | 5 (22.7) | 21 (32.8) | 28 (52.8) | 34 (48.6) | 18 (40.9) |
| 3 Tx modalities | 26 (29.2) | 4 (18.2) | 14 (21.9) | 10 (18.9) | 10 (14.3) | 8 (18.2) |
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| Median Age at Dxa | ||||||
| Low | 38 (43.2) | 5 (23.8) | 33 (54.1) | 26 (51) | 25 (37.3)** | 24 (61.5) |
| High | 50 (56.8) | 16 (76.2) | 28 (45.9) | 25 (49) | 42 (62.7) | 15 (38.5) |
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| Visited OB/GYN | ||||||
| No | 82 (92.1) | 20 (90.9) | 49 (79)*** | 28 (54.9) | 20 (29) | 7 (16.7) |
| Yes | 7 (7.9) | 2 (9.1) | 13 (21) | 23 (45.1) | 49 (71) | 35 (83.3) |
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| Get yearly Pap test | ||||||
| No | 84 (94.4) | 20 (90.9) | 56 (91.8)** | 37 (74) | 30 (44.1) | 17 (40.5) |
| Yes | 5 (5.6) | 2 (9.1) | 5 (8.2) | 13 (26) | 38 (55.9) | 25 (59.5) |
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| Physician recommended vaccine | ||||||
| No | 64 (73.6)*** | 5 (25) | 32 (56.1)*** | 8 (15.7) | 48 (71.6)*** | 7 (17.1) |
| Yes | 23 (26.4) | 15 (75) | 25 (43.9) | 43 (84.3) | 19 (28.4) | 34 (82.9) |
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Median cut-points for age at diagnosis differed for each age group: 9-13 years group, 0-1.9 vs. 2-7.9; 14-17 years group, 0-3.9 vs. 4-11.9; 18-26 years group, 0-11.9 vs. 12-19.9;
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p<.05,
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p<.01,
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p<.001