Table 2. Knowledge and perceptions related to HPV vaccination (n = 98).
| % | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation of HPV vaccination to attendees of STD clinics in the last 12 months | ||
| Recommendation of HPV vaccination to any male STD clinic attendees | ||
| No | 83.7 | |
| Yes | 16.3 | |
| Recommendation of HPV vaccination to any female STD clinic attendees | ||
| No | 63.3 | |
| Yes | 36.7 | |
| Recommendation of HPV vaccination to any STD clinic attendees (either male or female) | ||
| No | 58.2 | |
| Yes | 41.8 | |
| Number of male STD clinic attendees they had recommended HPV vaccination to (among those who had recommended HPV vaccination to any male STD clinic attendees, n = 16) | ||
| <5 | 75.0 | |
| 5–10 | 18.8 | |
| >10 | 6.2 | |
| Number of female STD clinic attendees they had recommended HPV vaccination to (among those who had recommended HPV vaccination to any female STD clinic attendees, n = 36) | ||
| <5 | 52.8 | |
| 5–10 | 25.0 | |
| >10 | 22.2 | |
| Knowledge related to HPV vaccination | ||
| Is there a vaccine that protects against HPV for women | ||
| Yes* | 94.9 | |
| No/not sure | 5.1 | |
| Is there a vaccine that protects against HPV for men | ||
| Yes* | 76.5 | |
| No/not sure | 23.5 | |
| People who are sexually active cannot receive HPV vaccination | ||
| Yes | 1.0 | |
| No* | 99.0 | |
| People who have been diagnosed with HPV cannot be given HPV vaccination | ||
| Yes | 8.2 | |
| No* | 91.8 | |
| People with genital warts cannot be given HPV vaccination | ||
| Yes | 6.1 | |
| No* | 93.9 | |
| HIV-positive people cannot get HPV vaccination | ||
| Yes | 8.2 | |
| No* | 91.8 | |
| HPV vaccination is safe for pregnant women | ||
| Yes | 29.6 | |
| No* | 70.4 | |
| Number of correct responses to HPV-related knowledge | 6.2 (0.9) | |
| Perceptions related to recommending HPV vaccination to STD clinic attendees | ||
| Positive attitudes toward recommending HPV vaccination to STD clinic attendees (% agree/strongly agree) | ||
| HPV vaccination is highly effective in preventing HPV/HPV-related diseases among sexually active men and women | 67.3 | |
| People who have already infected with one or more HPV types can still get protection from other HPV types in the vaccines | 37.8 | |
| For people who are infected with HPV, HPV vaccination is effective in protecting them from having genital warts or related cancers | 27.6 | |
| HPV vaccine is highly effective in preventing HPV/HPV-related diseases among HIV positive people | 43.9 | |
| Positive Attitude Scale 1 | 12.9 (2.9) | |
| Negative attitudes toward recommending HPV vaccination to STD clinic attendees (% agree/strongly agree) | ||
| Recommending HPV vaccines to patients will be regarded as hard selling an expensive vaccine | 17.3 | |
| Time is not sufficient in each consultation session for recommending HPV vaccines to patients | 63.3 | |
| It is difficult to initiate the conversation about HPV vaccines in the consultation | 32.7 | |
| HPV vaccination is not related to the reasons of consultation | 40.8 | |
| It is not my responsibility to recommend HPV vaccines to patients | 26.5 | |
| There is lack of guideline or protocol for me to recommend HPV vaccines to patients | 72.4 | |
| Recommendation of HPV vaccines will be given to patients only if vaccination is publicly funded | 36.7 | |
| Negative Attitude Scale 2 | 21.6 (5.2) | |
| Subjective norm related to recommending HPV vaccination to STD clinic attendees (% agree/strongly agree) | ||
| Your colleagues would support you to recommend HPV vaccination to attendees of your clinic | 11.2 | |
| Your supervisors would support you to recommend HPV vaccination to attendees of your clinic | 7.1 | |
| Subjective Norm Scale 3 | 5.0 (1.8) | |
| Perceived behavioral control related to recommending HPV vaccination to STD clinic attendees (% agree/strongly agree) | ||
| You are confident that you can recommend HPV vaccination to attendees of your clinic even the consultation work is busy | 29.6 | |
| You are confident that you can recommend HPV vaccination to attendees of your clinic if you have sufficient information about the vaccines | 58.2 | |
| You are confident that you can recommend HPV vaccine to HPV vaccination to attendees of your clinic if there is guideline / protocol from the department | 73.5 | |
| Perceived Behavioral Control Scale 4 | 10.4 (2.0) |
STD: sexually transmitted diseases
* correct response to knowledge items
1 Positive Attitude Scale, 4 items, Cronbach alpha = 0.70
2 Negative Attitude Scale, 7 items, Cronbach alpha = 0.76
3 Subjective Norm Scale, 2 items, Cronbach alpha = 0.89
4 Perceived Behavioral Control Scale, 3 items, Cronbach alpha = 0.57