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. 2020 May 13;17(1):304–315. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1756152

Table 3.

Factors associated with preference of HPV vaccine (N = 3586)

  Frequency (%) Univariate analysis Multivariable logistic regression
    Preference of HPV vaccine p-value Imported vs Local/Don’t mind
    Imported
n = 2019
Local/Don’t mind
n = 1567
  OR (95% CI)
Mother’s information
Age group (years old)          
23-35 1699 (47.4) 1012 (59.6) 687 (40.4)   1.323 (1.090–1.607)**
36-40 1292 (36.0) 706 (54.6) 586 (45.4) p < .001 1.106 (0.906–1.349)
>40 595 (16.6) 301 (50.6) 294 (49.4)   Reference
Birthplace          
Urban 587 (16.4) 363 (61.8) 224 (38.2) 0.003 1.256 (1.041–1.516)*
Rural 2999 (83.6) 1656 (55.2) 1343 (44.8)   Reference
Working location          
Urban 1793 (50.0) 1039 (57.9) 754 (42.1) 0.051  
Rural 1793 (50.0) 980 (54.7) 813 (45.3)    
Marital Status          
Married 3406 (95.0) 1915 (56.2) 1491 (43.8) 0.701  
Unmarried/Divorced/
Separated/Widowed
180 (5.0) 104 (57.8) 76 (42.2)    
Highest education level          
Primary school and below 223 (6.2) 97 (43.5) 126 (56.5)   Reference
Secondary school 2026 (56.5) 1131 (55.8) 895 (44.2) p < .001 1.436 (1.077–1.913)*
High school/technical secondary school 982 (27.4) 591 (60.2) 391 (39.8)   1.558 (1.145–2.121)**
University and above 355 (9.9) 200 (56.3) 155 (43.7)   1.242 (0.868–1.777)
Occupational types          
Professional and managerial 233 (6.5) 132 (56.7) 101 (43.3)    
General office worker/Service personnel 499 (13.9) 292 (58.5) 207 (41.5)    
Industrial worker/Farmers/Others 1274 (35.5) 682 (53.3) 592 (46.5) 0.067  
Individual business/Self-employed 625 (17.4) 376 (60.2) 249 (39.8)    
Housewife/Unemployed 955 (26.6) 537 (56.2) 418 (43.8    
Annual household income (RMB)
<50,000 1976 (55.1) 1051 (53.2) 925 (46.8)   Reference
50,000–120,000 1610 (44.9) 748 (58.7) 526 (41.3) p < .001 1.189 (1.026–1.377)*
>120,000 336 (9.4) 220 (65.5) 116 (34.5)   1.566 (1.219–2.012)***
Experience with cervical cancer
Ever known anyone has had cervical cancer
Yes 705 (19.7) 394 (55.9) 311 (44.1) 0.832  
No 2881 (80.3) 1625 (56.4) 1256 (43.6)    
Daughter’s information
Age (years old)          
6-8 858 (23.9) 500 (58.3) 358 (41.7)    
9-11 1489 (41.5) 848 (57.0) 641 (43.0) 0.140  
12-14 1239 (34.6) 671 (54.2) 568 (45.8)    
Had chronic illnesses          
Yes 80 (2.2) 43 (53.8) 37 (46.2) 0.650  
No 3506 (97.8) 1976 (56.4) 1530 (43.6)    
Ever experienced serious side effects in any previous vaccinations
Yes 326 (9.1) 179 (54.9) 147 (45.1) 0.599  
No 3260 (90.9) 1840 (56.4) 1420 (43.6)    

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

aHosmer & Lemeshow test, chi-square:17.950, p-value: 0.012; Nagelkerke R2: 0.020