Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Group A | Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 119) | (n = 118) | p-value | |||
Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | ||
Age (years) | (12.2) | (0.50) | (12.2) | (0.45) | 0.82 |
Age range (years) | 11-14 | 11-13 | |||
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Educational level | 0.76 | ||||
Low | 29 | (24.4) | 26 | (22.0) | |
Intermediate | 41 | (34.4) | 46 | (39.0) | |
High | 49 | (41.2) | 46 | (39.0) | |
Religion | 0.40 | ||||
None | 52 | (44.4) | 59 | (50.0) | |
Christian | 64 | (54.7) | 56 | (47.5) | |
Islam | 1 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.8) | |
Other | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.7) | |
Country of birth of participants | 0.74 | ||||
The Netherlands | 115 | (96.6) | 112 | (94.9) | |
Country of birth of parents | 0.75 | ||||
Both parents born in the Netherlands | 102 | (86.4) | 97 | (86.6) | |
One parent born outside the Netherlands | 9 | (7.6) | 9 | (8.0) | |
Both parents born outside the Netherlands | 7 | (5.9) | 6 | (5.4) | |
HPV vaccinated before completion of questionnaire | |||||
Yes | 22 | (18.5) | 17 | (14.5) | 0.52 |
Intention if not vaccinated | 0.26 | ||||
Low | 12 | (12.5) | 21 | (21) | |
Neutral | 18 | (18.8) | 19 | (19) | |
High | 66 | (68.7) | 60 | (60) | |