Table 2.
Correlates of parents’ comfort with dentists administering HPV vaccinations to their adolescent children
| Comfortable (N=273) |
Not Comfortable (N=936) |
Bivariate | Multivariable | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | % | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Parent characteristics | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 140 | (23.7) | 450 | (76.3) | Ref | --- | ||
| Female | 133 | (21.5) | 486 | (78.5) | 0.88 | (0.67–1.15) | --- | |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||
| High school degree or less | 108 | (22.6) | 371 | (77.5) | Ref | |||
| Some college, no degree | 61 | (19.3) | 255 | (80.7) | 0.82 | (0.58–1.17) | --- | |
| College degree or more | 104 | (25.1) | 310 | (74.9) | 1.15 | (0.85–1.57) | --- | |
| Child characteristics | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 164 | (25.8) | 472 | (74.2) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Female | 109 | (19.0) | 464 | (81.0) | 0.68 | (0.51–0.89)** | 0.65 | (0.50–0.86)** |
| Age, in years | ||||||||
| 11–12 | 66 | (20.3) | 260 | (79.8) | Ref | --- | ||
| 13–15 | 118 | (23.8) | 378 | (76.2) | 1.23 | (0.88–1.73) | --- | |
| 16–17 | 89 | (23.0) | 298 | (77.0) | 0.89 | (0.82 –1.69) | --- | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 164 | (21.8) | 587 | (78.2) | Ref | --- | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 21 | (20.6) | 81 | (79.4) | 0.93 | (0.56–1.55) | --- | |
| Hispanic | 61 | (24.3) | 190 | (75.7) | 1.15 | (0.82–1.61) | --- | |
| Other, non-Hispanica | 27 | (25.7) | 78 | (74.3) | 1.24 | (0.77–1.98) | --- | |
| Household characteristics | ||||||||
| Annual income | ||||||||
| <$35,000 | 57 | (22.6) | 195 | (77.4) | Ref | |||
| $35,000–$74,999 | 67 | (20.0) | 268 | (80.0) | 0.86 | (0.57–1.27) | --- | |
| ≥$75,000 | 149 | (24.0) | 473 | (76.1) | 1.08 | (0.76–1.53) | --- | |
| Urbanicityb | ||||||||
| Rural | 45 | (27.0) | 122 | (73.1) | Ref | --- | ||
| Urban | 228 | (21.9) | 814 | (78.1) | 0.76 | (0.52–1.10) | --- | |
| Healthcare-related characteristics | ||||||||
| Child has health insurance coverage | ||||||||
| No | 11 | (16.9) | 54 | (83.1) | Ref | |||
| Yes | 262 | (22.9) | 882 | (77.1) | 1.45 | (0.75–2.83) | ||
| Parent-provider relationship qualityc | ||||||||
| Low | 121 | (19.71) | 493 | (80.3) | Ref | Ref | ||
| High | 152 | (25.6) | 443 | (74.5) | 1.40 | (1.07–1.83)* | 1.27 | (0.96–1.68) |
| Adolescent has regular dental clinic | ||||||||
| No | 18 | (25.7) | 52 | (74.3) | Ref | --- | ||
| Yes | 255 | (22.4) | 884 | (77.6) | 0.83 | (0.48–1.45) | --- | |
| Number of times/year adolescent visits dental clinic for routine work | ||||||||
| none | 17 | (21.8) | 61 | (78.2) | Ref | --- | ||
| 1 | 72 | (21.9) | 257 | (78.1) | 1.01 | (0.55–1.83) | --- | |
| ≥2 | 184 | (22.9) | 618 | (77.1) | 1.07 | (0.61–1.87) | --- | |
| HPV vaccination status | ||||||||
| Not vaccinated, does not intend to vaccinate in next 12 months | 61 | (14.7) | 353 | (85.3) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Not vaccinated, intends to vaccinate in next 12 months | 136 | (26.1) | 386 | (74.0) | 2.04 | (1.46–2.85)*** | 2.02 | (1.44–2.83)*** |
| Vaccinatedd | 76 | (27.8) | 197 | (72.2) | 2.23 | (1.53–3.26)*** | 2.23 | (1.52–3.27)*** |
Note. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. Dashes (---) indicate the variable was not included in the multivariable model because it was not associated at p<.05 in bivariate analyses.
Other race includes adolescents whose parents identified them as Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, more than one race, or none of these.
As determined by MSA status
Based on mean of 4 items assessing: overall satisfaction, having information needs met, spending enough time, and following a provider’s advice (α=.81)
Child has received at least 1 dose of HPV vaccine
p<.05
p<.01
p<001