Table 1.
Demographics of mother and daughter dyads (N = 170 dyads)
N | (%) | |
---|---|---|
Demographics and gynecological history of the mothers (n = 170) | ||
Age (years)a | ||
≤30 | 11 | 6.5 |
31–40 | 28 | 16.5 |
41–50 | 106 | 62.4 |
≥51 | 24 | 14.1 |
Marital statusa | ||
Married | 133 | 78.2 |
Single/divorced/separated | 26 | 15.3 |
Widowed | 10 | 5.9 |
Occupationa | ||
Health professionals | 13 | 7.6 |
Non-health related | 150 | 88.2 |
Educational attainmenta | ||
Primary level | 39 | 22.9 |
Secondary level | 108 | 63.5 |
Tertiary education and above | 22 | 12.9 |
Family income (HK$)a | ||
On government assistance | 10 | 5.9 |
$10,000 and below | 50 | 29.4 |
$10,001–15,000 | 45 | 26.5 |
$15,001–30,000 | 36 | 21.2 |
≥$30,001 | 26 | 15.3 |
Most recent Pap testa | ||
Never | 75 | 44.1 |
Within the last 3 years | 68 | 40.0 |
More than 3 years ago | 26 | 15.3 |
Past abnormal Pap testa (among those who have had a Pap test, n = 94) | ||
Never | 71 | 75.5 |
Once | 11 | 11.7 |
Twice | 9 | 9.6 |
Three or more | 3 | 3.2 |
Ever had diagnosed with cervical cancera | 14 | 8.2 |
Had an operation for cervical cancer (colposcopy, total hysterectomy or loop electrosurgical excision procedure)a | 9 | 5.3 |
Family history of cervical cancera | 12 | 7.1 |
Demographics and sexual experience of the adolescent daughters (n = 170) | ||
Age of the daughters interviewed in this study (m = 16.22 ± 1.91 years) | ||
12–15 | 44 | 25.9 |
16–18 | 126 | 74.1 |
Received all childhood vaccines | 140 | 82.4 |
Had serious adverse effects from a childhood vaccine | 7 | 4.1 |
Received the HPV vaccine | 3 | 1.8 |
Self-report of sexual experience | ||
Never had | 143 | 84.1 |
Yes, with one boyfriend | 25 | 14.7 |
Yes, with multiple partners | 2 | 1.2 |
Believe sexual partner has other sexual partners (among those with sexual partners) (n = 27) | ||
No | 22 | 81.5 |
Yes | 5 | 18.5 |
aMissing data are less than 5% (range 0.6–2.4%)