Table 2:

Factors associated with HPV vaccine hesitancy-- Score >3 on VHS (n=2020)

	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)	P	Adjusted RR* (95% CI)	P*
Adolescents
Age (Ref = 15 – 17 years)
11 – 12 years	0.86 (0.69, 1.07)	0.179	0.85 (0.69, 1.06)	0.145
13 – 14 years	1.13 (0.94, 1.35)	0.188	1.10 (0.92, 1.31)	0.308
Gender (Ref = Male)
Female	1.00 (0.85, 1.17)	0.958	1.03 (0.88, 1.20)	0.735
Race/Ethnicity (Ref = White non-Hispanic)
Black Non-Hispanic	0.90 (0.70, 1.17)	0.431	0.82 (0.63, 1.07)	0.144
Hispanic	0.75 (0.61, 0.92)	0.006	0.67 (0.53, 0.84)	<0.001
Other, Multi-racial, Non-Hispanic	0.53 (0.36, 0.77)	<0.001	0.59 (0.40, 0.85)	0.005
Adolescent Overall Health (Ref = Excellent)
Very Good	1.05 (0.88, 1.25)	0.615	1.02 (0.86, 1.21)	0.836
Good	1.18 (0.94, 1.49)	0.155	1.14 (0.90, 1.43)	0.277
Fair	1.05 (0.59, 1.87)	0.860	1.12 (0.63, 1.98)	0.701
Poor	1.31 (0.44, 3.90)	0.627	1.50 (0.50, 4.52)	0.469
Parent/Guardian/Foster Parent
Respondent Education (Ref = ≤ High School)
Some College	1.03 (0.85, 1.25)	0.763	0.99 (0.81, 1.20)	0.890
Bachelor’s degree or higher	0.82 (0.68, 0.99)	0.037	0.97 (0.77, 1.22)	0.820
Household Income (Ref = <FPL)
100–400% of FPL	1.08 (0.85, 1.36)	0.547	1.01 (0.79, 1.30)	0.935
>400% of FPL	0.71 (0.55, 0.92)	0.010	0.65 (0.48, 0.88)	0.005
Country Region (Ref = Northeast)
Midwest	1.14 (0.88, 1.47)	0.321	1.01 (0.78, 1.31)	0.916
South	1.15 (0.91, 1.45)	0.252	1.11 (0.88, 1.41)	0.387
West	0.86 (0.66, 1.12)	0.266	0.87 (0.67, 1.14)	0.328
Metropolitan Statistical Area (Ref = Non-Metro)
Metro	0.76 (0.62, 0.94)	0.011	0.90 (0.73, 1.11)	0.327

^*Adjusted for all the other variables in the table

Abbreviations: Ref = reference group, FPL = Federal Poverty Level