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Table 5 Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals of family members vaccinated for human papilomavirus vaccination according to selected variables among health care professionals included in the study (N = 318)

From: Knowledge on cervical cancer and perceived barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccination among health professionals

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Selected variables

Have you or your Family members been vaccinated for HPV? = Yes

Crude OR 95% CI

Adjusted or (95% CI)

Have you or your Family members been vaccinated for HPV? = No

Crude OR 95% CI

Adjusted or (95% CI)

1

Age

      
 

 ≤ 30 Yrs 64 (20.1%)

13 (14.1)

1.03

1.78

51 (16.0)

0.99

1.14

 

 ≥ 30 Yrs 254(79.9%)

50 (15.7)

  

204 (64.2)

  
 

Odd ratio age (≥ 30 yrs / < 30 yrs)

63 (29.8)

1.040

2.06

2

Profession

      
 

 Paramedical

17 (5.3)

0.44

0.27

.127 (39.9)

1.20

1.08

 

 Medical

46 (14.5)

 

0.74

.128(40.3)

 

1.34

 

Odd ratio for Profession (Paramedical/Medical)

0.372

0.20

0.68

3

Professional experience

      
 

 Less than 2 years

44 (13.8)

1.13

0.69

170 (53.5)

0.97

0.87

 

 More than 2 years

19 (6.0)

 

1.83

85 (26.7)

 

1.09

 

Odds ratio

1.158

0.64

2.11

4

Marital status

      
 

 Married

16 (5.0)

0.92

0.55

47 (14.8)

1.02

0.91

 

 Un married

47 (14.8)

 

1.53

185 (58.2)

 

1.15

 

Odds ratio

      

5

Family history of cervical caner

      
 

 Yes

3 (9.)

2.60

1.13

60 (18.9)

0.62

0.278

 

 No

3 (9)

 

5.97

252 (79.2)

 

1.380

 

Odds ratio

4.20

0.83

6

 No. of children

      
 

 One and above

11 (3.5)

0.95

0.53

4.7 (14.8)

1.01

0.88

 

 None

52 (16.47)

 

1.70

208 (65.4)

 

1.16

 

Odds ratio

0.936

0.45

1.93

7

Have you heard about cervical cancer

      
 

 Yes

56 (17.6)

0.82

0.42

232 (73.0)

1.05

0.86

 

 No

7 (2.2)

 

0.86

23 (7.2)

 

1.29

 

Odds ratio

0.793

0.32

1.94

8

Have you heard of human papiloma virus

      
 

 Yes

61 (19.2)

1.72

0.46

240 (75.)

0.90

0.75

 

 No

2 (6)

 

6.46

15 (4.7)

 

1.09

 

Odds ratio

1.906

0.42

8.56

9

PAP smear screening is 100% effective

      
 

 Yes

32 (10..1)

0.63

0.41

165 (51.9)

1.12

0.99

 

 No

31 (9.7)

 

0.98

90 (28.3)

 

1.27

 

Odds ratio

0.563

0.32

0.98

10

Did you ever have  PAP test

      
 

 Yes

18 (5.7)

0.97

0.59

75 (23.6)

  
 

 No

45 (14.2)

 

1.58

110 ( 56.6)

  
 

Odds ratio

0.96

0.52

1.77

11

Cancer in the cervix is preventable by vaccination

      
 

 Yes

49 (15.4)

1.62

94.50

168 (52.8)

0.90

0.80

 

 No

14(4.4)

 

2.81

87 (27.4)

 

1.00

 

Odds ratio

1.81

0.95

3.46

12

Can HPV vaccination be given to boys

      
 

 Yes

26 (8.2)

1.31

0.83

85 (26.7)

0.93

0.83

 

 No

37 (11.6)

 

2.04

170 (53.5)

 

1.05

 

Odds ratio

1.4

0.79

2.47

13

Lack of awareness

      
 

 Yes

48 (15.1)

1.14

0.68

186 (48.5)

0.97

0.86

 

 No

15 (4.7)

 

1.93

69 (21.7)

 

1.09

 

Odds ratio

1.18

0.65

2.25

14

Do not know the importance of the administration of HPV vaccine

      
 

 Yes

33 (10.4)

1.033

0.66

131 (41.2)

0.99

0.88

 

 No

8.0 (9.4)

 

1.6

124 (39.0)

 

1.1

 

Odds ratio

1.04

0.6