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Table 1 Sample characteristics of un-/under vaccinated girls (n = 355)

From: Girls’ explanations for being unvaccinated or under vaccinated against human papillomavirus: a content analysis of survey responses

 

Reason not givena

Reason givena and unvaccinated

Reason givena and under vaccinated

 

(n = 96)

(n = 202)

(n = 57)

Ethnicity

White

23 (24.0)

61 (30.2)

18 (31.6)

Black

37 (38.5)

64 (31.7)

12 (21.1)

Asian

21 (21.9)

34 (16.8)

17 (29.8)

Other

14 (14.6)

39 (19.3)

10 (17.5)

Missing

1 (1.0)

4 (2.0)

0 (0)

Religion

None

11 (11.5)

48 (23.8)

14 (24.6)

Christian

54 (56.3)

89 (44.1)

20 (35.1)

Muslim

27 (28.1)

45 (22.3)

17 (29.8)

Other

4 (4.2)

19 (9.4)

5 (8.8)

Missing

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

1 (1.8)

Practising religion b

Yes

48 (56.5)

100 (65.8)

28 (65.1)

No

36 (42.4)

49 (32.2)

14 (32.6)

Missing

1 (1.2)

3 (2.0)

1 (2.3)

FAS c

Low affluence

68 (70.8)

132 (65.4)

40 (70.2)

High affluence

23 (24.0)

67 (33.2)

15 (26.3)

Missing

5 (5.2)

3 (1.5)

2 (3.5)

  1. a Reason to explain girls’ vaccination status
  2. b. Among those who reported having a religion
  3. c. FAS = Family Affluence Scale