Table 4.

Logistic Regression Analysis of the Levels of Knowledge about HPV.

Characteristic	Total	Knowledge	OR (95%CI)	P Value
Residence				.696
East	281	151 (53.7%)	1
Other region	98	50 (51.0%)	0.79 (0.45-1.38)
Other province	108	48 (44.4%)	0.90 (0.53 -1.55)
Ethnicity				.151
Han	406	209 (51.5%)	1
Other	81	40 (49.4%)	1.55 (0.85-2.82)
Age				.416
≤29	63	53 (84.1%)	1
30-39	154	91 (59.1%)	1.75 (0.90-3.22)
40-49	180	79 (43.9%)	1.41 (0.70-2.83)
≥50	90	26 (28.9%)	1.65 (0.67-3.91)
Occupation				.278
Farmer	71	20 (28.2%)	1
Staff	128	86 (67.2%)	0.57 (0.25-1.27)
Self-employed and service	154	89 (57.8%)	0.63 (0.29-1.33)
Other	134	54 (40.3%)	0.94 (0.46-1.93)
Education				.002
Illiterate and primary	84	49 (58.3%)	1
Secondary school	255	137 (53.7%)	0.67 (0.36-1.23)
College and above	138	63 (45.7%)	0.25 (0.11-0.57)
Monthly income				.461
<3000	208	116 (55.8%)	1
3000-5000	116	60 (51.7%)	1.02 (0.60-1.73)
5100-8000	85	39 (45.9%)	1.26 (0.70-2.23)
>8000	78	34 (43.6%)	1.58 (0.86-2.91)
Religious belief				.585
Yes	22	12 (54.5%)	1
No	465	237 (51.0%)	1.35 (0.47-3.90)
Marital status				.327
Married	458	242 (52.8%)	1
Single	29	7 (24.1%)	0.63 (0.25-1.60)
Childbearing history				.002
0	75	40 (53.3%)	1
1	239	153 (64.0%)	0.33 (0.16-0.67)
≥2	173	56 (32.4%)	0.58 (0.25-1.33)
Age at first sexual experience				.082
≤20	157	61 (38.9%)	1
21-23	176	84 (47.7%)	0.76 (0.45-1.28)
≥24	154	104 (67.5%)	0.51 (0.28-0.92)
Number of sexual partners				.285
1	381	172 (45.1%)	1
2	77	59 (76.6%)	0.75 (0.16-0.76)
≥3	29	17 (58.6%)	0.49 (0.20=-1.25)
Sexual frequency				.454
≥1/week	278	147 (52.9%)	1
<1/week	209	102 (48.8%)	1.18 (0.76-1.83)
Contraceptive methods				.019
Condom	193	129 (66.8%)	1
IUD	120	58 (48.3%)	1.77 (1.01-3.08)
Other	57	18 (31.6%)	1.90 (0.91-3.99)
None	117	44 (37.6%)	2.43 (1.36-4.35)
Smoking				.543
Yes	10	4 (40.0%)	1
No	477	245 (51.4%)	0.60 (0.12-3.10)
Drinking				.895
Yes	36	18 (50.0%)	1
No	451	231 (51.2%)	0.90 (0.37-2.17)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IUD, intrauterine device; OR, odds ratio.