Table 2.

Group differences with regard to HPV- and HPV vaccine-related characteristics

Variable	Group (%)
	African Descended			Latina
	Born in the US (n = 129)	Immigrant (n = 53)	χ2(df)	Born in the US (n = 57)	Immigrant (n = 144)	χ2(df)
HPV knowledge
1. Do you think you can get HPV through sexual contact?			3.95(2)			1.31(2)
Yes	54.3	68.0		50.9	58.7	58.7
No	18.9	8.0		28.1	26.1	26.1
Don’t know	26.8	24.0		21.1	15.2	15.2
HPV vaccine awareness
1. Have you ever heard of the HPV vaccine or shot to prevent cervical cancer?			2.78(1)			11.22(1)**
Yes	70.6	57.7		76.8	50.7
No	29.4	42.3		23.2	49.3
HPV vaccine perceived accessibility
1. Does the HPV vaccine cost too much?			7.37(2)*			7.46(2)*
Yes	4.7	17.0		1.8	14.3
No	10.2	9.4		12.3	4.9
Don’t know	85.0	73.6		86.0	80.8
2. Do you know where you can get more information about the HPV vaccine?			.60(1)			20.97(1)***
Yes	68.2	62.3		60.7	26.1
No	31.8	37.7		39.3	73.9
3. Do you know where you can (or refer someone else to) get the HPV vaccine?			4.19(1)*			29.93(1)***
Yes	60.9	44.2		61.8	21.1
No	39.1	55.8		38.2	78.9
HPV vaccine belief
1. Do you believe that the HPV vaccine can prevent HPV infection and risk of cervical cancer?			2.62(2)			3.84(2)
Yes	39.7	52.8		63.2	47.9
No	7.1	5.7		5.3	8.5
Don’t know	53.2	41.5		31.6	43.7
2. Do you believe that the HPV vaccine is safe?			4.51(2)			1.68(2)
Yes	31.0	42.3		44.6	54.3
No	6.2	11.5		16.1	34.3
Don’t know	62.8	46.2		39.3	11.4
HPV vaccine acceptability
1. Would you recommend/have you ever recommended that a relative or friend get the HPV vaccine or HPV shots?			.06(1)			.87(1)
Yes	41.1	43.1		64.9	42.3
No	58.9	56.9		35.1	57.7

Note.

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