Table 3.

Vaccination attitudes by HPV vaccine status of adolescent Sons^a

	Proportion that Agree / Strongly Agree (weighted %)
	Unlikely to Initiate (N=416)	Likely to Vaccinate (N=318)	p-value
In general, getting vaccines is a good way to protect adolescents from disease	69	94	<.0001
It is important to prevent males from transmitting HPV infection to females after they become sexually active	66	89	<.0001
It is important for children to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease like HPV before they begin having sex	53	86	<.0001
HPV vaccine is effective in preventing genital warts	59	82	<.0001
It is important for males to receive HPV vaccine in order to protect females against cervical cancer	50	84	<.0001

^aGroups based on HPV vaccine status of male children age 11–17 years; see Methods section for full definition. The Likely to Vaccinate group includes those likely to initiate HPV vaccination and those who have initiated HPV vaccination who are likely to receive additional doses.