An analysis of the knowledge of adults aged between 18 and 45 on HPV along with their attitudes and beliefs about HPV vaccine: the Cyprus case

Table 4 Comparison of the participants’ HPV-KQ scores on the basis of some characteristics

	n	\(\overline{x }\)	s	Min	Max	t/F	p	Difference
Gender
Female	575	18.00	11.94	0	35	4.711	0.000*
Male	533	14.71	11.26	0	35
Marital status
Single	521	14.47	10.53	0	35	− 5.273	0.000*
Married	587	18.15	12.45	0	35
Educational background
Primary school	61	7.56	7.70	0	35	14.573	0.000*	1–2,1–3
Secondary school	152	13.48	11.78	0	35			1–4,1–5
High school	361	16.66	12.05	0	35			2–3,2–4
Bachelor’s degree	465	18.08	11.30	0	35			2–5
Post-graduate degree	69	18.29	11.21	0	35
Income level
Low	180	13.46	11.34	0	35	16.878	0.000*	1–2
Medium	540	15.56	11.51	0	35			1–3
High	388	18.98	11.73	0	35			2–3
Having had sexual intercourse
Yes	798	17.81	12.10	0	35	6.467	0.000*
No	310	12.83	9.87	0	35
Age of first sexual intercourse
Below 18 years of age	136	13.93	10.45	0	35	5.758	0.001*	1–2
Between 18–20 years of age	234	18.42	11.98	0	35			1–3
Between 21–23 years of age	213	18.79	12.17	0	35			1–4
After 24 years of age	215	18.63	12.71	0	35
Frequency of sexual intercourse
1–2 times a week	524	17.21	12.20	0	35	2.760	0.064
3–4 times a week	222	19.43	12.21	0	35
5–7 times a week	52	17.00	9.87	0	35
Multiple sexual partners
Yes	133	15.76	10.33	0	35	− 2.150	0.032*
No	665	18.22	12.38	0	35
Having had a STD
Yes	138	21.51	9.07	1	35	3.990	0.000*
No	660	17.04	12.50	0	35
Having been infected with HPV before
Yes	98	22.64	7.23	7	35	5.578	0.000*
No	1010	15.81	11.90	0	35
Family member diagnosed with cervical cancer
Yes	311	23.92	11.61	0	35	14.496	0.000*
No	797	13.49	10.40	0	35

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