Table 2.
Sources of information about HPV.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Ever heard about HPV | 578 (85.00) |
| Ever heard about HPV vaccine | 547 (80.44) |
| Family member | 239 (43.69) |
| Internet | 131 (23.95) |
| Teacher | 137 (25.05) |
| Information from the Local Health Agency | 129 (23.58) |
| Healthcare workers of a vaccine center | 69 (12.61) |
| Pediatrician/General Practitioner | 101 (18.46) |
| Radio/TV | 89 (16.27) |
| Gynecologist | 78 (14.26) |
| Newspapers | 68 (12.43) |
| Friends | 59 (10.79) |
| Nurse | 27 (4.94) |
| Other specialist doctor | 21 (3.84) |
| Other Healthcare professionals | 21 (3.84) |
| Sexual Partner | 16 (2.93) |
| Colleagues | 10 (1.83) |
| Pharmacist | 6 (1.10) |
| Favourite source of information on HPV vaccines | |
| Trusted doctor | 387 (56.91) |
| Internet | 330 (48.53) |
| Books/paper material | 105 (15.44) |
| Friends | 24 (3.53) |
Frequencies and percentages for categorical variables and median and 25–75 percentiles for continuous variables, were calculated.