Table 2.

Effect of the socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics on the level of knowledge and perception of HPV-related and vaccine-related conditions.

					Level of perceptions
		Level of knowledge			Shame			Trust			Fear
			95% CI			95% CI			95% CI			95% CI
	reference	Beta-coefficient	Lower	Upper	Beta-coefficient	Lower	Upper	Beta-coefficient	Lower	Upper	Beta-coefficient	Lower	Upper
Gender	(male)
Female		.14	.09	.20	−.16	−.22	−.10	−.03	−.08	.01	.12	.05	.20
Age		.03	.02	.05	−.06	−.07	−.04	.02	.00	.03	−.06	−.08	−.04
N. of sexual partners within last 24 months	(1 or 2 partners)
0		−.13	−.25	−.05	.05	−.08	.18	−.12	−.23	−.02	.02	−.14	.19
3 or more		−.03	−.10	.03	.02	−.05	.09	−.00	−.06	−05	.05	−.04	.14
Age at first intercourse	(15–18 y)
14 y or less		−.00	−.10	.10	−.11	−.21	.03	−.04	−.13	.05	.05	−.09	.19
19 y or more		−.00	−.07	.07	.11	.03	.17	.00	−.05	.06	.00	−.08	.10
Sexual orientation	(heterosexual)
Other		.05	−.04	.15	−.10	−.21	.05	−.06	−.15	.02	−.02	−.16	.11
Smoking habit	(non-smoker)
Current or ex-smoker		−.05	−.10	−.00	−.08	−.14	−.03	−.06	−.10	−.01	.06	−.01	.13
Personal or close people’s experience of genital warts	(no)
Yes		.11	.03	.20	−.07	−.15	.02	.03	−.04	.10	−.03	−.14	.08
HPV vaccination status	(non-vaccinated)
Vaccinated		.19	.06	.18	−.29	−.35	−.22	.22	.17	.28	−.50	−.58	−.42

Adjusted linear regression.

CI = confidence interval.