Table 5.

Association between baseline knowledge of HPV and accuracy of self-reporting.

Correctly identified	Self-report
	Accurate, %	Inaccurate, %	P value
HPVa is an STDb	82	78	.53
HPV is common	88	84	.44
HPV affects both men and women	89	88	.88
HPV infections peak in 20s and 30s	21	16	.46
HPV causes genital warts	67	66	.84
Average number correct	69	66	.36c

^aHPV: human papillomavirus.

^bSTD: sexually transmitted disease.

^cCalculated using a two-sample, two-tailed t test with equal variances.