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. 2020 Aug 5;6(8):e04625. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04625

Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis of independent factors for intention to receive the HPV vaccine among unvaccinated participants (N = 511).

Variables Group N (%)
OR (95% CI) p-value
Intention to receive vaccines (N = 158) No intention to receive vaccines (N = 353)
Sex
 Female 130 (82.3%) 261 (73.9%) 1.6 (1.0–2.7) 0.040
 Male
28 (17.7%)
92 (26.1%)
0.6 (0.4–1.0)
0.040
Religion
 Buddhism 123 (77.8%) 281 (79.6%) 0.9 (0.6–1.5) 0.652
 Muslim 34 (21.5%) 64 (18.1%) 1.2 (0.8–2.0) 0.369
 Others
1 (0.6%)
8 (2.3%)
0.3 (0.0–2.1)
0.195
Major
 Health-related 77 (48.7%) 155 (43.9%) 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 0.311
 Non-health related
81 (51.3%)
198 (56.1%)
0.8 (0.6–1.2)
0.311
Year of study
 1st year 49 (31.0%) 166 (47.0%) 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.001
 2nd year 53 (33.5%) 97 (27.5%) 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 0.164
 3rd year 28 (17.7%) 44 (12.5%) 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 0.114
 4th year 25 (15.8%) 41 (11.6%) 1.4 (0.8–2.5) 0.190
 5th year or more
3 (1.9%)
5 (1.4%)
1.4 (0.2–7.0)
0.685
Family's monthly income (USD)
 <500 25 (15.8%) 73 (20.7%) 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 0.197
 500–1000 69 (43.7%) 162 (45.9%) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.641
 1001–1500 32 (20.3%) 71 (20.1%) 1.0 (0.6–1.6) 0.971
 1501–3000 21 (13.3%) 33 (9.3%) 1.5 (0.8–2.8) 0.180
 >3000
8 (5.1%)
11 (3.1%)
1.7 (0.6–4.6)
0.282
Ever had sex
 No 137 (86.7%) 301 (85.3%) 1.1 (0.6–2.1) 0.667
 Yes 14 (8.9%) 41 (11.6%) 0.7 (0.4–1.4) 0.353
 Not answered
7 (4.4%)
11 (3.1%)
1.4 (0.5–4.2)
0.456
Have heard of HPV infection
 No/Not sure 79 (50.0%) 213 (60.3%) 0.7 (0.4–0.9) 0.029
 Yes
79 (50.0%)
140 (39.7%)
1.5 (1.0–2.3)
0.029
Have heard of HPV vaccine
 No/Not sure 103 (65.2%) 284 (80.5%) 0.5 (0.3–0.7) <0.001
 Yes
55 (34.8%)
69 (19.5%)
2.2 (1.4–3.4)
<0.001
HPV and its vaccine knowledge score (Total 18 score)
 <7 53 (33.5%) 161 (45.6%) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.011
 ≥7 105 (66.5%) 192 (54.4%) 1.7 (1.1–2.5) 0.011

OR = unadjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.