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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Feb;17(1):125–131. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0003-1

Table 3:

HPV vaccine uptake and knowledge by level of acculturation (N=67)

Unadjusted Adjustedb

Total sample Low acculturation Acculturated

N % N % N % p-value OR 95% CI p-value

Heard of cervical cancera
 Yes 56 86.1 24 80.0 32 91.4 0.184 0.42 0.09–1.94 0.270
 No/Don’t Know 9 13.9 6 20.0 3 8.6
Heard of HPV
 Yes 52 77.6 25 78.1 27 77.1 0.923 1.05 0.31–3.56 0.996
 No/Don’t Know 15 22.4 7 21.9 8 22.9
Heard of HPV vaccine
 Yes 52 77.6 22 68.7 30 85.7 0.096 0.35 0.10–1.22 0.099
 No/Don’t Know 15 22.4 10 31.3 30 85.7
Most people have HPV
 Correct 15 22.4 4 12.5 11 31.4 0.063 0.21 0.050.86 0.030
 Incorrect/Don’t know 52 77.6 28 87.5 24 68.6
Only one HPV injection
 Correct 25 37.3 12 37.5 13 37.1 0.976 1.16 0.40–3.33 0.788
 Incorrect/Don’t know 42 62.7 20 62.5 22 62.9
Woman can detect HPV
 Correct 16 24.2 7 21.9 9 26.5 0.663 0.84 0.26–2.71 0.771
 Incorrect/Don’t know 50 75.8 25 78.1 25 73.5
Man can detect HPV
 Correct 15 77.6 6 18.7 9 25.7 0.495 0.75 0.21–2.60 0.650
 Incorrect/Don’t know 52 22.4 26 81.2 26 74.3
Girls recommendation
 Correct 31 47.0 13 41.9 18 51.4 0.441 0.67 0.24–1.88 0.453
 Incorrect/Don’t know 35 53.0 18 58.1 17 48.6
Boys recommendation
 Correct 21 31.3 9 28.1 12 34.3 0.587 0.95 0.31–2.85 0.922
 Incorrect/Don’t know 46 68.7 23 71.9 23 65.7
a

Heard of cervical cancer missing for N=2

b

Adjusted for income