Table 1.
Characteristics of the Participants
| Variables | N=500 N (%)† |
|---|---|
| Academic year | |
| Preclinical | 245 (55) |
| Clinical | 201 (45) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 167 (35) |
| Female | 312 (65) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 478 (97) |
| Married | 16 (3) |
| Children | |
| Yes | 9 (2) |
| No | 485 (98) |
| Cumulative GPA* | |
| Excellent | 190 (40) |
| Very good | 232 (48) |
| Good and below | 57 (12) |
| Previously vaccinated with hepatitis B | |
| Yes | 249 (52) |
| No | 234 (48) |
| History of STDs | |
| Yes | 10 (2) |
| No | 482 (98) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current | 95 (19) |
| Former | 52 (11) |
| Never | 344 (70) |
| Have you ever heard of HPV infection? | |
| Yes | 307 (62) |
| No | 186 (38) |
| Have you ever heard of the HPV vaccine? | |
| Yes | 275 (57) |
| No | 209 (43) |
GPA, grade point average; STDs, sexually transmitted diseases; HPV, human papillomavirus; *GPA, excellent 4.50 – 5.00; very good 3.75 – 4.49; good and below 2.00 – 3.74; †, Some numbers do not add up to the total sample number because of missing values.