Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and HPV experiences of study participants (N = 256).^a

Variable	No. (%)	Mean (SD)
Gender
Female	207 (80.9)
Male	49 (19.1)
Age		19.7 (1.7)
Race
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2 (0.8)
Asian	13 (5.1)
Black or African American	31 (12.1)
White	201 (78.5)
Other	2 (0.8)
Not reported	7 (2.7)
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	8 (3.1)
Not Hispanic or Latino	227 (88.7)
Other	9 (3.5)
Not reported	12 (4.7)
State of home residence
Northeast	31 (12.1)
Midwest	15 (5.9)
South	201 (78.5)
West	8 (3.1)
Other	1 (0.4)
Year in school
Freshman	72 (28.1)
Sophomore	62 (24.2)
Junior	62 (24.2)
Senior	58 (22.7)
Other	1 (0.4)
Not reported	1 (0.4)
Sexually active
No	39 (15.2)
Yes	217 (84.8)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual (straight)	246 (96.1)
Gay or lesbian	5 (2.0)
Bisexual	4 (1.6)
Not sure	1 (0.4)
Ever heard of HPV?
Yes	244 (95.3)
No/Do not know	12 (4.7)
Ever heard of the HPV vaccine?
Yes	232 (90.6)
No/Do not know	23 (9.0)
Not reported	1 (0.4)
Has a health care provider recommended the HPV vaccine to you?
Yes	186 (72.7)
No/Do not know	70 (27.3)
Have you received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine?
Yes	164 (64.1)
No/Do not know	91 (35.5)
Perceived risk of HPV infection (on a 5-point scale)b		2 (1.2)
Perceived shame associated with HPV infection (on a 5-point scale)b		4 (1.0)
Total HPV knowledge (out of 18 total points)b		8.9 (3.7)

Abbreviation: HPV, human papillomavirus.

^aMissing values are not shown in the table but are listed here by number missing: age (4), perceived risk of HPV infection (2), total HPV knowledge score (6), and received one dose of HPV vaccine (1).

^bHigher scores indicate greater perceived risk for HPV, HPV-related shame, and HPV knowledge.