Table 1.
Participant sociodemographic information, history, and baseline intention of vaccination.
| Statistics only (n = 394) | Statistics and patient’s narrative (n = 408) | Statistics and mother’s narrative (n = 411) | Control (n = 219) | Total (n = 1,432) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (SD) | 44.2 (4.6) | 43.9 (4.6) | 44.2 (4.9) | 43.8 (4.6) | 44.1 (4.7) |
| Age of daughters, % | |||||
| 12–14 years old | 50.5 | 49.0 | 48.9 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| 15–16 years old | 49.5 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 49.3 | 50.3 |
| Highest education, % | |||||
| Less than high school | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| High school graduate | 30.2 | 30.6 | 29.2 | 31.5 | 30.2 |
| Some college | 41.1 | 40.4 | 43.8 | 47.5 | 42.7 |
| College graduate | 23.6 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 23.1 |
| Graduate school | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Household income, % | |||||
| Less than 2 million yena | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 7.7 |
| 2–6 million yena | 34.5 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 35.8 |
| More than 6 million yena | 43.4 | 42.9 | 41.6 | 42.5 | 42.6 |
| Unknown | 14.7 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 14.0 |
| Advised by health professionals to have their daughter(s) receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, % | |||||
| Yes | 8.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| No | 91.9 | 93.9 | 93.7 | 94.5 | 93.4 |
| Knew about media coverage of adverse reactions to HPV vaccines, % | |||||
| Yes | 87.6 | 89.2 | 91.5 | 93.6 | 90.1 |
| No | 12.4 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 |
| Knew about suspension of the proactive recommendation for HPV vaccination by the government, % | |||||
| Yes | 84.0 | 86.5 | 86.9 | 86.3 | 85.9 |
| No | 16.0 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
| History of cervical cancer including familiar persons, % | |||||
| Yes | 7.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 |
| No | 92.4 | 89.0 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 90.7 |
| No answer | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| History of cancer other than cervical cancer including familiar persons, % | |||||
| Yes | 15.7 | 21.3 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 18.4 |
| No | 84.0 | 78.2 | 82.0 | 80.8 | 81.3 |
| No answer | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| History of sexually transmitted disease including familiar persons, % | |||||
| Yes | 7.6 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| No | 92.1 | 89.2 | 90.0 | 91.8 | 90.6 |
| No answer | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Intention of vaccination before reading the intervention material, mean (SD) | 2.56 (0.96) | 2.53 (0.91) | 2.41 (0.94) | – | 2.50 (0.94) |
aOne US dollar is roughly equivalent to 100 yen.