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Table 3 Caregivers’ HPV awareness and knowledge in the U.S. (ORs, 95% CIs)

From: Sociodemographic factors associated with HPV awareness/knowledge and cervical cancer screening behaviors among caregivers in the U.S

 

HPV awareness

(n = 1189)

(Heard of HPV)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

HPV knowledge**

(n = 818)

(HPV can cause

Cervical Cancer)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Age (Years)

21–50

2.47 (1.49, 4.08)*

1.22 (0.27, 5.42)

51–65

Reference

Reference

Race/ethnicity

White

1.83 (0.96, 3.49)

0.88 (0.12, 6.38)

Black/African American

0.81 (0.39, 1.68)

0.65 (0.06, 7.45)

Hispanic

Reference

Reference

Others+

0.29 (0.12, 0.70)*

0.17 (0.01, 2.05)

Household income

Less than $20,000

Reference

Reference

$20,000-less than $35,000

0.70 (0.30, 1.61)

0.26 (0.04, 1.80)

$35,000-less than $50,000

1.05 (0.48, 2.26)

0.39 (0.07, 2.28)

$50,000 or more

1.08 (0.54, 2.16)

2.65 (0.44, 16.08)

Years of education

High school or less

Reference

Reference

Some college or more

2.92 (1.72, 4.94)*

1.46 (0.31, 6.74)

Marital status

Married

1.43 (0.84, 2.43)

0.30 (0.05, 1.64)

Not married

Reference

Reference

  1. *Bold-coded is statistically significant, p value < 0.05
  2. +Others: Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, Multiple races
  3. **Among those with HPV awareness