Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of participating mothers and their awareness about genital warts, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine
| Parameters | Number of responders (%) (N=1,193) |
|---|---|
| Mother’s age, years (mean ± SD) | 42.6 (±5.80) |
| Mother’s marital age, years (mean ± SD) | 21.7 (±4.25) |
| Number of children | |
| 1 | 58 (4.9) |
| 2 | 231 (19.4) |
| 3 | 430 (36) |
| 4 | 301 (25.2) |
| 5 | 119 (10) |
| >5 | 54 (4.5) |
| Nationality | |
| Lebanese | 1,051 (88.1) |
| Palestinian | 52 (4.4) |
| Syrian | 77 (6.5) |
| Others | 13 (1.1) |
| Educational level | |
| Below elementary | 90 (7.6) |
| Middle school | 330 (27.7) |
| High school | 404 (33.9) |
| University degree | 337 (28.3) |
| Higher education | 31 (2.6) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 1,142 (95.7) |
| Christian | 48 (4) |
| Secularism | 3 (0.3) |
| Working mother | |
| Yes | 279 (23.4) |
| No | 912 (76.4) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.2) |
| Work status | |
| Health care worker | 46 (3.9) |
| Non-health care worker | 204 (17.9) |
| Unknown | 29 (2.4) |
| Monthly family income (USD) | |
| <450 | 139 (11.7) |
| 450–1,000 | 289 (24.2) |
| 1,000–2,000 | 253 (21.2) |
| >2,000 | 185 (15.5) |
| Unknown | 327 (27.4) |
| Awareness about genital warts | 310 (26) |
| Awareness about cervical cancer | 858 (71.9) |
| Awareness about HPV vaccine | 408 (34.2) |
Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus; SD, standard deviation; USD, US dollars.