Table 5.
Associations between participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and acceptance of HPV vaccination N= 318
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Acceptance of HPV Vaccination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No f (%) |
Yes f (%) |
Chi-square (X2) |
P-Value | |
| Age | ||||
| 20–29 | 134 (51.1) | 17 (30.4) | ||
| 30–39 | 96 (36.6) | 22 (39.3) | ||
| 40–49 | 23 (8.8) | 6 (10.7) | ||
| 50–59 | 9 (3.4) | 11 (19.6) | 23.746 | 0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single/Never married | 120 (45.8) | 19 (33.9) | ||
| Married | 119 (45.4) | 24 (42.9) | ||
| Divorced | 10 (3.8) | 2 (3.6) | ||
| Separated | 8 (3.1) | 7 (12.5) | ||
| Widowed | 5 (1.9) | 4 (7.1) | 14.758 | 0.005 |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity | 219 (83.6) | 44 (78.6) | ||
| Islam | 39 (14.9) | 10 (17.9) | ||
| African Traditional | 4 (1.5) | 2 (3.6) | 1.427 | 0.490 |
| Completed level of education | ||||
| * NMTC (certificate) | 28 (10.7) | 3 (5.4) | ||
| *NMTC (diploma) | 134 (51.1) | 19 (33.9) | ||
| Bachelors | 93 (35.5) | 25 (44.6) | ||
| Masters | 7 (2.7) | 9 (16.1) | 21.692 | 0.001 |
| Duration of working at Korle-bu | ||||
| Less than 1 year | 81 (30.9) | 11 (19.6) | ||
| 1–5 years | 101 (38.5) | 17 (30.4) | ||
| 6–10 years | 56 (21.4) | 18 (32.1) | ||
| 11 years and above | 24 (9.2) | 10 (17.9) | 8.424 | 0.038 |
* Significant at the 0.05 significance level *Nursing and Midwifery Training College