Table 1 Distribution of girls by their demographics, socioeconomic factors and HPV vaccination (N = 6093)
From: Factors associated with HPV vaccination uptake in Uganda: a multi-level analysis
Characteristic | % OF GIRLS | Frequency | (%)Vaccinated | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
10 | 24.7 | 1504 | 19.5 | 0.034 |
11 | 16.8 | 1023 | 23.4 | |
12 | 21.7 | 1322 | 21.1 | |
13 | 20.9 | 1271 | 23.8 | |
14 | 16.0 | 973 | 23.3 | |
Region | 0.010 | |||
Kampala | 3.3 | 203 | 18.2 | |
Central | 14.0 | 854 | 18.2 | |
East | 30.5 | 1859 | 22.6 | |
Karamoja | 5.7 | 349 | 28.9 | |
North | 21.9 | 1332 | 22.4 | |
West | 24.6 | 1496 | 20.3 | |
Type of residence | 0.482 | |||
Urban | 17.7 | 1040 | 21.1 | |
Rural | 82.9 | 5053 | 22.1 | |
Currently attending school | < 0.0001 | |||
No | 10.1 | 617 | 15.1 | |
Yes | 89.9 | 1246 | 22.7 | |
Sex of household head | 0.117 | |||
Male | 66.6 | 4057 | 21.5 | |
Female | 33.4 | 2036 | 23.0 | |
Has disability | 0.246 | |||
No | 97.1 | 5914 | 22.1 | |
Yes | 2.9 | 179 | 18.4 | |
Relationship to household head | 0.016 | |||
Daughter | 69.6 | 4242 | 22.8 | |
Other relationship | 30.4 | 1851 | 20.0 | |
Amount of media exposure | 0.447 | |||
0 | 19.2 | 1168 | 21.4 | |
1 | 51.4 | 1961 | 21.3 | |
≥ 2 | 29.4 | 2964 | 22.6 | |
Mother is in the household | 0.017 | |||
No | 33.4 | 2036 | 20.2 | |
Yes | 66.6 | 4057 | 22.9 | |
Number of household members | 0.028 | |||
1–8 | 74.4 | 4532 | 22.7 | |
9+ | 25.6 | 1561 | 20.0 | |
Wealth index | 0.243 | |||
Poorest | 24.9 | 1516 | 21.1 | |
Poorer | 20.4 | 1243 | 20.8 | |
Middle | 21.2 | 1290 | 23.7 | |
Rich | 33.4 | 2044 | 22.3 | |
Ethnicity | < 0.0001 | |||
Foreigners | 0.9 | 55 | 34.6 | |
Baganda | 13.4 | 814 | 19.7 | |
Luo | 18.2 | 1110 | 21.9 | |
Lugbara | 4.6 | 281 | 21.4 | |
Ateso | 9.0 | 550 | 23.8 | |
Karamajong | 4.5 | 275 | 30.6 | |
Banyankole | 15.1 | 917 | 16.7 | |
Banyoro | 5.7 | 350 | 24.9 | |
Basoga | 6.3 | 384 | 27.3 | |
Other | 22.3 | 1357 | 21.9 | |