Table 1.
Knowledge, awareness and parental support related to HPV vaccine, analysis performed by gender.
| Male (n = 439) |
Female (n = 303) |
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Q1. Adolescents’ perceptions of HPV vaccine prevented disease* | |||||
| HIV/AIDS | 267 | 60.8 | 126 | 41.6 | <0.0001 |
| Genital warts | 36 | 8.2 | 21 | 6.9 | 0.5232 |
| Syphilis | 52 | 11.9 | 20 | 6.6 | 0.0177 |
| Herpes | 27 | 6.2 | 16 | 5.3 | 0.6182 |
| Cervical cancer | 57 | 13.0 | 130 | 42.9 | <0.0001 |
| Q2. Adolescents’ recall of vaccination uptake | |||||
| 1 dose received | 43 | 9.8 | 66 | 21.8 | <0.0001 |
| ≥2 doses received | 36 | 8.2 | 103 | 34.0 | |
| 0 dose received | 55 | 12.5 | 42 | 13.9 | |
| Not known | 298 | 67.9 | 90 | 29.7 | |
| Missing = 14 | |||||
| Q4. Adolescents’ perception of vaccination decision-making process | |||||
| Discussed within family | 61 | 13.9 | 66 | 21.8 | <0.0001 |
| Taken by the adolescent | 17 | 3.9 | 21 | 6.9 | |
| Taken by parents | 281 | 64.0 | 197 | 65.0 | |
| Not known | 65 | 14.8 | 15 | 5.0 | |
| Missing = 24 | |||||
*Multiple answers allowed.