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. 2020 Jul;21(7):1951–1957. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.7.1951

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristic

Variables Overall
Urban
Rural
P-value
n % n % n %
Total 807 100 400 49.6 407 50.4
Age group
<=25 years old 222 27.5 64 16 158 38.8 <0.001
26-30 years old 302 37.4 156 39 146 35.9
>30 years old 283 35.1 180 45 103 25.3
Marital status
With spouse 801 99.3 398 99.5 403 99.0 0.43
Without spouse 6 0.7 2 0.5 4 1.0
Child-birth status
Having infants (0-1 years) 609 75.5 299 74.8 310 76.2 0.64
Pregnant 198 24.5 101 25.2 97 23.8
Residential status
Permanent residence 706 87.5 320 80 386 94.8 <0.001
Temporary residence 101 12.5 80 20 21 5.2
Educational attainment
College or higher 424 55.5 322 80.5 102 25.1 <0.001
High school or lower 383 47.5 78 19.5 305 74.9
Occupation#
White-collar 252 31.2 213 53.3 39 9.6 <0.001
Blue-collar/ Peasants 284 35.2 16 4 268 65.9
Others 271 33.6 171 42.7 100 24.5
Household monthly income per person*
Moderate or higher 598 74.1 382 95.5 216 53.1 <0.001
Poor or near poor 209 25.9 18 4.5 191 46.9
Health insurance card
Yes 509 63.1 316 79 193 47.4 <0.001
No/No response 298 36.9 84 21 214 52.6
Self-reported health status
Good 502 62.2 255 63.8 247 60.7 <0.001
Neutral or not good 305 37.8 145 36.2 160 39.3
Awareness of cervical cancer
Yes 676 83.8 357 89.3 319 78.4 <0.001
No 131 16.2 43 10.7 88 21.6
Awareness of HPV vaccination
Yes 575 71.3 338 84.5 237 58.2 <0.001
No 232 28.7 62 15.5 170 41.8

*Household income per person was categorized into either moderate if its income>=1,300,000VND or poor/near near-poor for the rest; # Blue collar/Peasants: sales, service and craft workers, skilled labors, machine operators, and peasants; White collar: managers, professionals, experts, engineers, and office workers; and Others: students, unemployed, and housewives