Table 3.

Factors associated with HPV vaccination (n = 1723)

Variables		Vaccinated		Unvaccinated		t/ χ²	p
		n	%	n	%
Age		22.16 ± 2.5		21.67 ± 2.2		1.925	0.054*
Education level	Associate degree	11	7.0	147	93.0	1.527	0.217**
	Bachelor degree	74	4.7	1491	95.3
Area of study	Health subjects	21	5.9	336	94.1	0.865	0.352**
	Other subjects	64	4.7	1302	95.3
Place lived in majority of life	City	68	5.3	1222	94.7	2.211	0.331**
	Country	15	4.5	320	95.5
	Village	2	2.0	96	98.0
Marital status	Single	45	3.9	1121	96.1	9.142	0.010**
	Married	3	9.1	30	90.9
	In a relationship	37	7.1	487	92.9
Sexual orientation	Heterosexual	77	4.6	1580	95.4	7.621	0.022**
	Bisexual	6	11.8	45	88.2
	Homosexual	2	13.3	13	86.7
Mother’s education	Middle school and below	42	4.4	909	95.6	1.209	0.162**
	High school and above	43	5.6	729	94.4
Father’s education	Middle school and below	25	3.8	640	96.2	3.182	0.074**
	High school and above	60	5.7	998	94.3
Family income balance	Income = expenses	56	5.1	1041	94.9	0.920	0.631**
	Income < expenses	9	3.7	234	96.3
	Income > expenses	20	5.2	363	94.8
Smoking	Yes	41	5.0	781	95.0	0.037	0.848**
	No	43	4.8	858	95.2
Alcohol use	Yes	31	4.1	728	95.9	0.149	0.149**
	No	54	5.6	910	94.4
Regular physical activity	Yes	34	5.0	642	95.0	0.022	0.882**
	No	51	4.9	996	95.1
Chronic disease	Yes	20	11.4	155	88.6	17.522	< 0.001**
	No	65	4.2	1483	95.8
History of cervical cancer in the family	Yes	21	12.6	146	87.4	23.025	< 0.001**
	No	64	4.1	1492	95.9
Having heard of HPV	Yes	79	11.6	602	88.4	106.965	< 0.001**
	No	6	0.8	788	99.2
	Not sure	-	-	248	100

*t-test

**chi-square analysis Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus