Table 1 Univariate analysis: demographical determinants and declining the HPV vaccination

Educational level, high

74/305 (24.3%)

51/162 (31.5%)

1.43 (0.94–2.19)

0.09

Religious, yes

152/306 (49.7%)

113/162 (69.8%)

2.34 (1.56–3.50)

<0.001

Country of birth, the Netherlands

298/306 (97.4%)

158/162 (97.5%)

1.06 (0.31–3.58)

0.93

Knowing someone with an abnormal cervical smear or cervical cancer in his/her family or acquaintances, no

181/306 (59.2%)

83/162 (51.2%)

0.73 (0.50–1.06)

0.10

Participation in cervical screening, no

23/306 (7.5%)

10/162 (6.2%)

0.81 (0.37–1.75)

0.59

Regular NIP vaccinations, no

0/304 (0%)

21/162 (13%)

.32 (.28–.36)

<0.001