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Table 5 Factors associated with awareness about HPV vaccination and knowledge about the relation between HPV vaccination and cervical cancer (results of multivariable logistic regression)

From: Kosovo women’s knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV vaccination, and its relation to cervical cancer

 

HPV vaccination awareness

HPV vaccination knowledge

Factor

No

Yes

aOR (95% CI)

p

No

Yes

aOR (95% CI)

p

Urban

230 (50.9)

114 (59.7)

0.99 (0.96; 1.02)

0.509

244 (51.4)

95 (61.3)

1.01 (0.98; 1.05)

0.451

Mean age (SD)

29.9 (9.1)

26.5 (7.4)

0.98 (0.66; 1.46)

0.923

29.6 (9.2)

26.5 (7.2)

1.16 (0.73; 1.82)

0.534

Sexual experience

373 (82.5)

121 (63.4)

0.75 (0.44; 1.29)

0.306

390 (82.1)

91 (58.7)

0.64 (0.36; 1.14)

0.129

Education

        

 Elementary (%)

117 (25.9)

16 (8.4)

1

 

115 (24.2)

11 (7.1)

1

 

 Secondary (%)

202 (44.7)

58 (30.4)

1.60 (0.84; 3.03)

0.152

222 (46.7)

35 (22.6)

1.26 (0.58; 2.73)

0.554

 University (%)

133 (29.4)

117 (61.3)

3.27 (1.65; 6.45)

 < 0.001

138 (29.1)

109 (70.3)

3.68 (1.67; 8.13)

0.001

Information source

        

 Doctor (%)

96 (24.4)

62 (35.2)

1.72 (1.02; 2.88)

0.040

104 (24.6)

48 (35.8)

1.17 (0.64; 2.12)

0.613

 Nurse (%)

33 (7.3)

26 (13.6)

1.76 (0.85; 3.67)

0.129

34 (7.2)

25 (16.1)

3.19 (1.42; 7.17)

0.005

 Parents (%)

16 (3.5)

17 (8.9)

2.17 (0.91; 5.22)

0.082

20 (4.2)

13 (8.4)

1.18 (0.45; 3.10)

0.744

 Teachers (%)

54 (11.9)

46 (24.1)

1.47 (0.86; 2.50)

0.158

51 (10.7)

47 (30.3)

1.91 (1.08; 3.36)

0.026

 Internet (%)

110 (24.3)

87 (45.5)

2.23 (1.46; 3.42)

 < 0.001

119 (25.1)

76 (49.0)

2.37 (1.49; 3.78)

 < 0.001

 Friends (%)

40 (8.8)

19 (9.9)

1.15 (0.57; 2.33)

0.692

45 (9.5)

12 (7.7)

0.33 (0.12; 0.92)

0.035

 Media (%)

66 (14.6)

39 (20.4)

0.81 (0.46; 1.41)

0.453

67 (14.1)

38 (24.5)

1.07 (0.60; 1.93)

0.81