Table 4. Comparison between parents who allowed their children to join and not join the HPV vaccination program (univariate regressions).
| Joined the program | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||||
| HPV vaccine information source (n = 1,118) | |||||
| Doctor | 19 (15.8%) | 199 (19.9%) | 1.32 | .79–2.21 | .29 |
| School | 45 (37.5%) | 360 (36.1%) | 0.94 | .64–1.39 | .94 |
| Poster | 70 (58.3%) | 571 (57.1%) | 0.96 | .65–1.40 | .41 |
| Media | 93 (77.5%) | 805 (80.7%) | 1.21 | .77–1.91 | .41 |
| Friends / relatives | 20 (16.7%) | 185 (18.5%) | 1.14 | .69–1.89 | .62 |
| Never heard of HPV | 5 (4.2%) | 12 (1.2%) | 0.28 | .10 –.81 | 0.02* |
| Correct cervical cancer knowledge | 1.09 | .99–1.21 | .08 | ||
| Cervical cancer is common (n = 1,060) | 84 (80.8%) | 854 (89.3%) | 1.99 | 1.17–3.38 | .01* |
| Early stage cervical cancer is treatable (n = 1,060) | 83 (79.0%) | 830 (86.9%) | 1.76 | 1.06–2.92 | .03* |
| Cervical cancer may affect fertility (n = 1,057) | 81 (77.1%) | 786 (82.6%) | 1.40 | .86–2.28 | .17 |
| Increase risk with multiple sex partners (n = 1,055) | 76 (72.4%) | 701 (73.8%) | 1.07 | .68–1.69 | .76 |
| Women have a fair chance of contracting HPV (n = 1,055) | 53 (50.5%) | 502 (52.8%) | 1.10 | .74–1.65 | .65 |
| Pap smears can prevent cervical cancer (n = 1,056) | 61 (58.7%) | 616 (64.8%) | 1.30 | .86–1.96 | .21 |
| Cervical cancer is caused by viral infection (n = 1,055) | 76 (73.1%) | 625 (65.7%) | .71 | .45–1.11 | .13 |
| A woman dies of cervical cancer every 3 days (n = 1,056) | 33 (32.0%) | 448 (47.0%) | 1.88 | 1.22–2.90 | .004** |
| Correct symptoms knowledge (n = 1,026) | .91 | .73–1.14 | .41 | ||
| Waist pain | 88 (88.9%) | 748 (80.7%) | .52 | .27–1.00 | 0.05 |
| Fear of cold | 96 (97.0%) | 874 (94.3%) | .52 | .16–1.68 | .52 |
| Abnormal bleeding between menses | 79 (79.8%) | 726 (78.3%) | .91 | .55–1.53 | .73 |
| Breast pain | 89 (89.9%) | 810 (87.4%) | .78 | .39–1.54 | .47 |
| Bleeding after sexual intercourse | 64 (64.6%) | 658 (71.0%) | 1.34 | .87–2.07 | .19 |
| Correct HPV vaccine knowledge (n = 1,042) | 1.45 | .92–2.27 | .11 | ||
| Should not receive before their first menstruation | 92 (90.2%) | 867 (92.2%) | 1.29 | .64–2.59 | .47 |
| Ideal vaccination time is before the first time having sex | 70 (68.6%) | 615 (65.4%) | .87 | .56–1.34 | .52 |
| HPV vaccination can prevent all STIs | 96 (94.1%) | 842 (89.6%) | .54 | .23–1.26 | .15 |
| HPV vaccination would not affect growth | 64 (62.7%) | 742 (78.9%) | 2.23 | 1.45–3.42 | < .001*** |
| Females who are sexually active can still receive HPV vaccine to prevent future infection | 61 (59.8%) | 645 (68.6%) | 1.17 | .98–1.40 | .09 |
| Likelihood | |||||
| My daughter will be infected by HPV (n = 1,013) | 49 (52.1%) | 435 (47.3%) | .83 | .54–1.26 | .38 |
| My daughter will get cervical cancer (n = 1,011) | 44 (47.8%) | 448 (48.7%) | 1.04 | .68–1.60 | .87 |
| Getting cervical cancer will affect my daughter tremendously (n = 1,027) | 87 (89.7%) | 886 (95.3%) | 2.32 | 1.13–4.76 | .02 |
| HPV vaccine protects my daughter from HPV infection (n = 1,039) | 78 (81.3%) | 889 (94.3%) | 3.80 | 2.12–6.80 | < .001*** |
| Perceived sufficient understanding of HPV vaccine (n = 1,055) | 27 (26.2%) | 213 (22.4%) | 1.23 | .77–1.96 | .38 |
| Doctor recommended before (n = 1,056) | 4 (3.8%) | 106 (11.1%) | 3.17 | 1.43–8.78 | .03* |
| Has regular family doctor (n = 1,077) | 51 (47.7%) | 352 (36.3%) | .63 | .42 –.93 | .02* |
| Received all vaccines at Department of Health (n = 1,061) | 74 (74.0%) | 728 (75.8%) | 1.10 | .69–1.76 | .70 |
| Mother had a pap smear in the past 3 years (n = 1,062) | 65 (61.3%) | 537 (56.2%) | 0.81 | .54–1.22 | .31 |
| Mother received HPV vaccination (n = 1,061) | 10 (9.7%) | 94 (9.8%) | 1.01 | .51–2.01 | .97 |
| Government should provide HPV vaccine to boys & girls (n = 1,052) | 38 (37.6%) | 312 (32.8%) | .81 | .53–1.24 | .33 |
| Willing to pay more than HK$2,000 for HPV vaccine (n = 1,046) | 18 (18.8%) | 76 (8.0%) | .38 | .21 –.66 | .001** |
| Preferred location—maternal and child health centers (n = 1,057) | 64 (62.1%) | 580 (60.8%) | .95 | .62–1.44 | .79 |
| Preferred location—private clinics (n = 1,057) | 48 (46.6%) | 295 (30.9) | .51 | .34 –.77 | .001** |
| Preferred location–schools (n = 1,057) | 48 (46.6%) | 561 (58.8%) | 1.64 | 1.09–2.46 | .02* |
| Watched educational video (n = 1,056) | 20 (19.4%) | 232 (24.3%) | 1.34 | .80–2.22 | .27 |
| Gender (n = 1,076)–female | 99 (93.4%) | 858 (88.5%) | .54 | .25–1.20 | .13 |
| Age (n = 1,070)–above 40 | 61 (58.7%) | 495 (51.2%) | .74 | .49–1.12 | .15 |
| Education level (n = 1,065)–secondary or above | 96 (92.3%) | 861 (89.6%) | .72 | .34–1.52 | .39 |
| Monthly household income (n = 1,053)—above HK$30,000 | 33 (32.7%) | 216 (22.7%) | .61 | .39 –.94 | .03 |
* = significant at p
** = significant at p< .01.
*** = significant at p