Table 1.
Participant Characteristics.
| Characteristic | N (%) | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| HPV vaccination status | ||
| Received ≥1 HPV vaccine dose | 104 (26.0) | |
| Received 3 HPV vaccine doses | 49 (12.3) | |
| Accuracy of self-reported HPV vaccination | ||
| Accurate self-report: received vs. not received ≥1 HPV vaccine dose | 318 (79.5) | |
| Accurate self-report: number of HPV vaccine doses received (vaccinated and unvaccinated) | 293 (73.3) | |
| Recruitment site | ||
| Teen health clinic | 134 (33.5) | |
| Health department | 266 (66.5) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age (continuous) | 21.5 (3.1) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 14-18 | 83 (20.8) | |
| 19-21 | 112 (28.0) | |
| 22-26 | 205 (51.3) | |
| Race | ||
| White | 91 (22.8) | |
| Black | 276 (69.0) | |
| Other | 33 (8.3) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Appalachian | 7 (1.8) | |
| Hispanic | 10 (2.5) | |
| Insured | 234 (58.5) | |
| Insurance plan | ||
| Private | 97 (24.3) | |
| Public | 110 (27.5) | |
| None/not surea | 193 (48.3) | |
| HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge (scale score) | ||
| HPV knowledge | 3.4 (2.0) | |
| HPV vaccine | 0.7 (0.9) | |
| HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge | 4.1 (2.5) | |
| Sexual history | ||
| Age of first sex (years) | ||
| <14 | 76 (20.3) | |
| 14-17 | 241 (64.4) | |
| ≥18 | 57 (15.2) | |
| Number of female sex partners, lifetime | ||
| ≤1 | 53 (13.4) | |
| 2-5 | 80 (20.2) | |
| 6-10 | 98 (24.8) | |
| >10 | 165 (41.7) | |
| Number of female sex partners, past 3 months | ||
| 0 | 74 (18.6) | |
| 1 | 142 (35.6) | |
| >1 | 183 (45.9) | |
| Number of anal sex partners, lifetime | ||
| 0 | 359 (90.0) | |
| ≥1 | 40 (10.0) | |
| Number of male sex partners, past 3 months | ||
| 0 | 363 (90.8) | |
| 1 | 20 (5.0) | |
| >1 | 17 (4.3) | |
| History of STI | 200 (50.0) | |
| Substance use | ||
| Smoked at least 100 cigarettes (5 packs) in lifetime | 128 (32.0) | |
| Number of days smoked, past 30 days | ||
| 0 | 257 (64.3) | |
| 1-5 | 98 (24.5) | |
| ≥6 | 45 (11.3) | |
| Smoked marijuana in lifetime | 309 (77.3) | |
| Number of days smoked marijuana, past 30 days | ||
| 0 | 192 (48.0) | |
| 1-5 | 152 (38.0) | |
| ≥6 | 56 (14.0) | |
Note. HPV = human papillomavirus; STI = sexually transmitted infection.
a
This group largely represents uninsured participants (those who reported in an item assessing insurance status that they were uninsured).