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. 2022 May 12;17(5):e0266139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266139

Table 2. Level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice aspects towards HPV, CC, and corresponding vaccine in an urban community Indonesia graded by sex.

Parameters Score based on sex Total score (n = 400) p-value
Men (n = 105) Women (n = 295)
n % n % N %
Knowledge
Aspect 1: HPV infection and CC
  Median (Min-Max) 44.44 (0–100) 66.67 (0–100) 55.56 (0–100) 0.000 * a
  Poor 71 67.6 142 48.1 213 53.3 0.001 # b
  Good 34 32.4 153 51.9 187 46.8
Aspect 2: HPV vaccination
  Median (Min-Max) 41.67 (8.33–100) 66.67 (8.33–100) 58.33 (8.33–100) 0.000 * a
  Poor 71 67.6 137 46.4 208 52.0 0.000 # b
  Good 34 32.4 158 53.6 192 48.0
Overall Knowledge
  Median (Min-Max) 42.86 (4.76–100) 61.90 (9.52–100) 61.90 (4.76–100) 0.000 * a
  Poor 71 67.6 126 42.7 197 49.3 0.000 # b
  Good 34 32.4 169 57.3 203 50.8
Attitudes
Aspect 1: HPV infection and CC
  Median (Min-Max) 70.00 (30–100) 80.00 (30–100) 80.00 (30–100) 0.051*a
  Negative 22 21.0 29 9.8 51 12.8 0.003 # b
  Positive 83 79.0 266 90.2 349 87.3
Aspect 2: HPV vaccination
  Median (Min-Max) 71.43 (21.43–92.86) 71.43 (28.57–100) 71.43 (21.43–100) 0.023 * a
  Negative 34 32.4 66 22.4 100 25.0 0.042 # a
  Positive 71 67.6 229 77.6 300 75.0
Overall Attitudes
  Median (Min-Max) 70.83 (29.17–91.67) 75.00 (33.33–100) 70.83 (29.17–100) 0.012 * a
  Negative 26 24.8 46 15.6 72 18.0 0.036 # a
  Positive 79 75.2 249 84.4 328 82.0
Practice
  Median (Min-Max) 42.86 (7.14–92.86) 50.00 (7.14–100) 50.00 (7.14–100) 0.000 * a
  Unfavorable 89 84.8 190 64.4 279 69.8 0.000 # a
  Favorable 16 15.2 105 35.6 121 30.3

*Numerical comparative test;

#Categorical comparative test;

aMann-Whitney;

bChi-square;

Percentage of the total column; significant if p<0.05.