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. 2021 Jun 4;17(10):3587–3594. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1932219

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for likelihood to vaccinate themselves and their eligible adolescents for HPV among a sample of U.S. adults aged 27–45, 2020

  Intent of vaccinating eligible adolescent (n = 223) Intent of vaccinating themselves (N = 636)
Social Media-Related Covariates    
Ever seen HPV Vaccine posts on social media    
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 0.56 (0.22, 1.41) 1.53 (0.88, 2.67)
HPV vaccine information on social media    
 Mostly positive Reference Reference
 Mostly negative or mixed 0.34 (0.15, 0.79)* 0.34 (0.21, 0.53)*
HPV vaccine information on social media is credible    
 Agree Reference Reference
 Neutral/Disagree 0.17 (0.07, 0.41)* 0.16 (0.10, 0.29)*
Source of HPV vaccine information: Internet    
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 0.48 (0.19, 1.22) 1.76 (1.10, 2.84)*
Aware of recent HPV guideline changes    
 No Reference
 Yes 2.05 (1.29, 3.26)*
Demographic Covariates    
Age 0.93 (0.85, 1.02) 1.00 (0.95, 1.04)
Sex assigned at birth    
 Male Reference Reference
 Female 0.32 (0.13, 0.78)* 0.73 (0.46, 1.15)
Race    
 White Reference Reference
 Nonwhite 1.13 (0.43, 3.00) 0.79 (0.48, 1.30)
Hispanic ethnicity    
 Non-Hispanic Reference Reference
 Hispanic 1.82 (0.57, 5.74) 2.22 (1.08, 4.56)*
Completed bachelor’s degree    
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.93 (0.68, 5.46) 1.10 (0.68, 1.79)
Insurance status    
 Private insurance Reference Reference
 Public insurance 0.66 (0.27, 1.65) 1.35 (0.80, 2.29)
 None/Don’t know 0.28 (0.06, 1.37) 1.05 (0.52, 2.12)
Marital status    
 Married Reference Reference
 Not married 0.49 (0.15, 1.57) 0.60 (0.38, 0.94)*

* statistical significance (p < .05).