Table 2. Distribution of HPV Knowledge, Awareness, and Beliefs by Race.

	White	Black	P-value
	N (%)	N (%)
Have you ever heard of HPV?			0.0153
Yes	851 (77)	252 (71)
No	255 (23)	105 (29)
Do you think HPV can cause cervical cancer?			<0.001
Yes	682 (81)	157 (64)
No	161 (19)	87 (36)
Do you think that HPV is a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?			<0.001
Yes	575 (68)	124 (50)
No or not sure	269 (32)	122 (50)
Do you think HPV requires medical treatment or will it usually go away on its own without treatment?			0.0861
Requires medical treatment	747 (90)	227 (94)
Will usually go away on its own	81 (10)	15 (6)
Before today, have you ever heard of the cervical cancer vaccine or HPV shot?			<0.001
Yes	870 (79)	236 (66)
No	231 (21)	119 (34)
In your opinion, how successful is the HPV vaccine at preventing cervical cancer?			0.1903
Not at all, a little successful or don't know	55 (15)	17 (21)
Very or pretty successful	310 (85)	64 (79)
In the last 12 months, has a doctor or health care professional ever talked with you or an immediate family member about the HPV shot or vaccine?*			0.2182
Yes	150 (36)	48 (31)
No or don't know	266 (64)	109 (69)
In the last 12 months, has a doctor or health care professional recommended that you or someone in your immediate family get an HPV shot or vaccine?*			0.1604
Yes	126 (31)	38 (25)
No or don't know	287 (69)	117 (75)

^*Note: Respondents to this question indicated that, including themselves, someone in their immediate family was between the ages of 9 and 27 years old