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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the respondents (n = 2856)

From: Willingness and hesitancy towards the governmental free human papillomavirus vaccination among parents of eligible adolescent girls in Shenzhen, Southern China

Variables

 

n

Ratio

Relationship

Mother

2606

91.2%

Nationality

Chinese

2840

99.4%

School classification

Public school

1905

66.7%

Medical insurance type of parents

Tier 1 Shenzhen Employee Medical Insurance

1817

63.6%

Tier 2 or Tier 3 Shenzhen Employee Medical Insurance

840

29.4%

Cross-regional medical insurance

94

3.2%

Commercial medical insurance

124

4.3%

Out-of-pocket payment

275

9.6%

Others

28

0.9%

Medical insurance type of girls

Shenzhen Children’s Medical Insurance

2585

90.5%

Shenzhen Family Medical Insurance

107

3.7%

Cross-regional medical insurance

74

2.5%

Commercial medical insurance

123

4.3%

Out-of-pocket payment

217

7.5%

Others

28

0.9%

Direct relatives diagnosed with cervical cancer

Yes

47

1.6%

Awareness of HPV and HPV vaccines

Yes

1447

50.6%

Mother vaccinated against HPV

Yes

591

20.7%

Daughter vaccinated against HPV

Yes

96

3.4%