Table 2.
Demographics‘ and lifestyles, by HPV vaccine awareness status (n=565)a
| Variables | HPV vaccine awareness | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
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| Age in years | |||
| 16–34 | 113 (30.8) | 68 (34.2) | 0.004 |
| 35–49 | 147 (40.2) | 53 (26.6) | |
| 50–64 | 106 (29.0) | 78 (39.2) | |
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| Birth place | |||
| Puerto Rico | 331 (90.5) | 170 (85.4) | 0.066 |
| Dominican Republic | 25 (6.8) | 25 (12.6) | |
| Other | 10 (2.7) | 4 (2.0) | |
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| Years of education | |||
| ≥ 12 | 326 (89.1) | 148 (74.4) | <0.001 |
| < 12 | 40 (10.9) | 51 (25.6) | |
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| Annual family incomec | |||
| ≥ $20,000 | 157 (45.5) | 55 (32.5) | 0.005 |
| < $20,000 | 188 (54.5) | 114 (67.5) | |
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| Age first sex | |||
| <15 years | 45 (12.3) | 37 (18.6) | 0.042 |
| ≥15 years | 321 (87.7) | 162 (81.4) | |
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| Number of sexual partnersb | |||
| 1 | 71 (19.6) | 30 (15.2) | 0.442 |
| 2–9 | 232 (63.9) | 132 (67.0) | |
| ≥10 | 60 (16.5) | 35 (17.8) | |
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| Smoking habit | |||
| Never | 255 (69.7) | 131 (65.8) | 0.008 |
| Past | 59 (16.1) | 21 (10.6) | |
| Current | 52 (14.2) | 47 (23.6) | |
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| Alcohol intake | |||
| Never | 42 (11.5) | 24 (12.1) | 0.929 |
| Past | 90 (24.6) | 51 (25.6) | |
| Current | 234 (63.9) | 124 (62.3) | |
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| HPV awareness | |||
| Yes | 340 (92.9) | 122 (61.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 26 (7.1) | 77 (38.7) | |
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| Most recent Papc | |||
| ≤ 1 year | 196 (55.1) | 100 (53.5) | 0.847 |
| >1 year, but <3 years | 89 (25.0) | 51 (27.3) | |
| ≥3 years | 71 (19.9) | 36 (19.2) | |
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| History abnormal Papc | |||
| Yes | 98 (27.5) | 25 (13.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 258 (72.5) | 163 (86.7) | |
a
One women excluded from the analyses as she answered “Don’t know” to the question regarding HPV awareness.
b
P values from χ2
c
Total may not equal the overall sample size because of non-response.