Table 1. Participant characteristics.
| Number of participants | Per cent of participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous identification | ||
| Aboriginal | 44 | 88 |
| Torres Strait Islander or both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 6 | 12 |
| Age group | ||
| 25–39 years | 16 | 32 |
| 40–49 years | 13 | 26 |
| 50–59 years | 11 | 22 |
| 60+ years | 10 | 20 |
| Had children | ||
| Yes | 40 | 80 |
| No | 10 | 20 |
| Presence of one or more chronic disease | ||
| Yes | 29 | 58 |
| No | 21 | 42 |
| Employed at Primary Health Care Centre | ||
| Yes | 14 | 28 |
| No | 36 | 72 |
| Education level | ||
| Year 12 or below | 29 | 58 |
| TAFE certificate/diploma, trade certificate | 13 | 26 |
| University | 8 | 16 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 19 | 38 |
| Defacto/married | 24 | 48 |
| Separated or divorced | 7 | 14 |
| Main language spoken at home | ||
| English | 39 | 78 |
| English and another Aboriginal language | 9 | 18 |
| Missing | 2 | 4 |
| Residential postcode remoteness | ||
| Major city | 33 | 66 |
| Inner or Outer Regional | 10 | 20 |
| Remote or Very Remote | 6 | 12 |
| Missing | 1 | 2 |
| State/territory | ||
| New South Wales | 27 | 54 |
| Northern Territory | 6 | 12 |
| Queensland | 17 | 34 |
| Had HPV Vaccination a | ||
| Yes | 9 | 18 |
| No | 29 | 58 |
| Don’t know | 12 | 24 |
| Number of participants per PHCC | ||
| PHCC 1 | 6 | 12 |
| PHCC 2 | 9 | 18 |
| PHCC 3 | 8 | 16 |
| PHCC 4 | 13 | 26 |
| PHCC 5 | 14 | 28 |
a Many women expressed that they were not confident about their vaccination status