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Table 1 Characteristic of study participants (Utah, January-December 2013)

From: Factors related to HPV vaccine uptake and 3-dose completion among women in a low vaccination region of the USA: an observational study

 

No doses (n = 121) n (%)

1+ dose (n = 204)

n (%)

3 dose completion (n = 159)

n (%)

Age

 

 18–21.5 y.o.

28 (23.14)

82 (40.20)

65 (40.88)

 22–24 y.o.

48 (39.67)

70 (34.31)

53 (33.33)

 24.5–26 y.o.

45 (37.19)

52 (25.49)

41 (25.79)

Race/ethnicity

 

 Asian

9 (7.44)

8 (3.92)

8 (5.03)

 Black or African American

2 (1.65)

4 (1.96)

3 (1.89)

 Hispanic or Latina

9 (7.44)

15 (7.35)

10 (6.29)

 White/Caucasian

96 (79.34)

167 (81.86)

133 (83.65)

 Other

5 (4.13)

10 (4.90)

5 (3.14)

Highest level of education

 

 Up to or graduated high school

24 (19.83)

25 (12.25)

17 (10.69)

 Some college, but no degree

39 (32.23)

90 (44.12)

72 (45.28)

 College degree

46 (38.02)

77 (37.75)

60 (37.74)

 Graduate school

12 (9.92)

12 (5.88)

10 (6.29)

Marital status

 

 Single, never married

66 (54.55)

165 (80.88)

132 (83.02)

 (Ever) Married

54 (44.63)

38 (18.63)

26 (16.35)

Ever received a cancer diagnosis

 

 Yes

3 (2.48)

3 (1.47)

2 (1.26)

 No

118 (97.52)

199 (97.55)

155 (97.48)

Know anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis

 

 Yes

95 (79.51)

178 (87.25)

140 (88.05)

 No

26 (21.49)

26 (12.75)

19 (11.95)

Know anyone who has had cervical cancer

 

 Yes

9 (9.57)

24 (13.04)

18 (12.59)

 No

85 (90.43)

160 (86.96)

125 (87.41)

Practice organized religion

 

 Yes

72 (59.50)

75 (36.95)

53 (33.54)

 No

49 (40.50)

128 (63.05)

105 (66.46)

Religion guide your daily decisions

 

 Yes

57 (65.52)

51 (48.57)

38 (48.10)

 No

30 (34.48)

54 (51.43)

41 (51.90)