Table 3.
Association between Sources of HPV Vaccine Information on HPV Vaccine-related Knowledge (Survey Responses)1, 2
| Source of exposure to HPV vaccine information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Network | Media | Healthcare System | ||||||||
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| # | HPV Vaccine Knowledge Questions | Yes | No | p-value4 | Yes | No | p-value4 | Yes | No | p-value4 |
| 1. | HPV is able to cause cervical cancer | 0.412 | 0.68 | 0.67 | ||||||
| Correct | 29 (67.4) | 37 (58.7) | 27 (65.9) | 39 (60.0) | 46 (63.9) | 26 (36.1) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 14 (32.6) | 26 (41.3) | 14 (34.2) | 26 (40.0) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | ||||
| 2. | Most people have HPV at some point in their lives | 0.84 | 0.55 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Correct | 18 (41.9) | 24 (38.7) | 18 (43.9) | 24 (37.5) | 28 (39.4) | 14 (41.2) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 25 (58.1) | 38 (61.3) | 23 (56.1) | 40 (62.5) | 43 (60.6) | 20 (58.8) | ||||
| 3 | A female can tell if she has HPV | 0.08 | 0.69 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Correct | 15 (35.7) | 34 (54.0) | 20 (50.0) | 29 (44.6) | 37 (52.1) | 12 (35.3) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 27 (64.3) | 29 (46.0) | 20 (50.0) | 36 (55.4) | 34 (47.9) | 22 (64.7) | ||||
| 4 | A male can tell if he has HPV | 0.23 | 0.84 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Correct | 15 (37.5) | 32 (50.8) | 19 (47.5) | 28 (44.4) | 37 (52.1) | 10 (31.3) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 25 (62.5) | 31 (49.2) | 21 (52.5) | 35 (55.6) | 34 (47.9) | 22 (68.8) | ||||
| 5 | The HPV vaccine is given in one injection | 0.55 | 0.84 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Correct | 18 (42.9) | 31 (50.0) | 18 (45.0) | 31 (48.4) | 39 (55.7) | 10 (29.4) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 24 (57.1) | 31 (50.0) | 22 (55.0) | 33 (51.6) | 31 (44.3) | 24 (70.6) | ||||
| 6 | The best time for girls to get the HPV vaccination is between 11 and 12 but girls can also benefit from getting it when they are between the ages of 9–26 | 0.40 | 0.67 | <0.01 | ||||||
| Correct | 27 (62.8) | 44 (71.0) | 29 (70.7) | 42 (65.6) | 55 (77.5) | 16 (47.1) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 16 (37.2) | 18 (29.0) | 12 (29.3) | 22 (34.4) | 16 (22.5) | 18 (52.9) | ||||
| 7 | The best time for boys to get the HPV vaccination is between 11 and 12 but boys can also benefit from getting it when they are between the ages of 9–21 | 0.69 | 0.84 | <0.01 | ||||||
| Correct | 23 (53.5) | 37 (58.7) | 24 (58.5) | 36 (55.4) | 49 (68.1) | 11 (32.4) | ||||
| Incorrect3 | 20 (46.5) | 26 (41.3) | 17 (41.5) | 29 (44.6) | 23 (31.9) | 23 (67.7) | ||||
Note. Findings are considered significant at p< 0.05.
1
Missing values are not shown in this table and were excluded from analysis. Analysis only performed on people who reported having heard of the HPV vaccine.
2
Percentages calculated out of row totals.
3
The response “Don’t know” was included in the category “Incorrect.”
4
P-values calculated using Fisher’s Exact Test for Count Data (this test chosen due to small cell sizes).