Table 3.
Caregivers’ HPV awareness and knowledge in the U.S. (ORs, 95% CIs)
| HPV awareness (n = 1189) (Heard of HPV) Odds ratio (95% CI) |
HPV knowledge** (n = 818) (HPV can cause Cervical Cancer) Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | ||
| 21–50 | 2.47 (1.49, 4.08)* | 1.22 (0.27, 5.42) |
| 51–65 | Reference | Reference |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 1.83 (0.96, 3.49) | 0.88 (0.12, 6.38) |
| Black/African American | 0.81 (0.39, 1.68) | 0.65 (0.06, 7.45) |
| Hispanic | Reference | Reference |
| Others+ | 0.29 (0.12, 0.70)* | 0.17 (0.01, 2.05) |
| Household income | ||
| Less than $20,000 | Reference | Reference |
| $20,000-less than $35,000 | 0.70 (0.30, 1.61) | 0.26 (0.04, 1.80) |
| $35,000-less than $50,000 | 1.05 (0.48, 2.26) | 0.39 (0.07, 2.28) |
| $50,000 or more | 1.08 (0.54, 2.16) | 2.65 (0.44, 16.08) |
| Years of education | ||
| High school or less | Reference | Reference |
| Some college or more | 2.92 (1.72, 4.94)* | 1.46 (0.31, 6.74) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1.43 (0.84, 2.43) | 0.30 (0.05, 1.64) |
| Not married | Reference | Reference |
*Bold-coded is statistically significant, p value < 0.05
+Others: Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, Multiple races
**Among those with HPV awareness