Table 1.

Knowledge and perception of HPV-related and vaccine-related conditions by socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of the study population.

						Level of perceptions
				Level of knowledge		Shame		Trust		Fear
		n	%	Mean	ANOVA	Mean	ANOVA	Mean	ANOVA	Mean	ANOVA
Gender	F	6019	60.3	5.86	p < .001	3.28	p < .001	4.89	p < .001	3.34	p = .035
	M	3969	39.7	5.67		3.56		4.81		3.40
Age	18–19 y	3816	38.2	5.77	p < .001	3.46	p < .001	4.87	p < .001	3.40	p < .001
	20–21 y	3196	32.0	5.74		3.41		4.83		3.41
	22–23 y	2211	22.1	5.82		3.31		4.84		3.28
	24–25 y	765	7.7	5.96		3.21		4.97		3.25
Degree course attended (grouped by main areas)	1 Health-care professions	2239	23.1	5.84	p < .001	3.36	p < .001	4.89	p < .001	3.29	p < .001
	2 Sciences	1899	19.6	5.71		3.46		4.82		3.41
	3 Humanities	1575	16.2	5.78		3.38		4.80		3.48
	4 Engineering	1472	15.2	5.62		3.60		4.71		3.55
	5 Law and Economics	607	6.3	5.69		3.47		4.83		3.46
	6 Psychology	932	9.6	5.84		3.28		4.81		3.45
	7 Medicine and Dentistry	978	10.1	6.10		3.07		5.23		2.84
N. of sexual partners within last 24 months	0	767	9.9	5.74	p < .001	3.52	p < .001	4.80	p < .001	3.38	p = .004
	1	4593	59.4	5.84		3.33		4.90		3.34
	2	1212	15.7	5.84		3.36		4.91		3.30
	3+	1161	15.0	5.78		3.35		4.86		3.36
Age at first intercourse	14 y or less	419	5.5	5.82	p < .001	3.20	p < .001	4.85	p = .001	3.41	p = .033
	15–16 y	2516	33.0	5.83		3.28		4.86		3.35
	17–18 y	3498	45.9	5.79		3.38		4.88		3.34
	19 y or more	1196	15.7	5.84		3.41		4.89		3.31
Sexual orientation	Heterosexual	9329	94.7	5.79	p = .007	3.39	p = .001	4.86	p = .193	3.36	p = .342
	Homosexual	177	1.8	5.83		3.45		4.81		3.28
	Other	341	3.5	5.87		3.20		4.83		3.37
Use of birth pill	Yes	1786	31.0	5.93	p < .001	3.16	p < .001	4.95	p < .001	3.29	p = .008
	No	3983	69.0	5.85		3.32		4.87		3.36
Smoking habit	Non-smoker	6927	71.3	5.80	p = .001	3.42	p < .001	4.88	p < .001	3.35	p = .095
	Current or ex-smoker	2785	28.7	5.76		3.30		4.81		3.41
Personal or close people’s experience of genital warts	Yes	840	8.5	5.88	p < .001	3.25	p < .001	4.89	p = .029	3.32	p = .127
	No	9061	91.5	5.78		3.40		4.86		3.37
HPV vaccination status	Vaccinated	2552	26.7	5.91	p < .001	3.15	p < .001	5.01	p < .001	3.09	p < .001
	Non-vaccinated	6993	73.3	5.77		3.47		4.81			3.46

Note: numbers may not add up to the total number due to missing data from questionnaire