Table 3 HPV Vaccine Knowledge among study participants
Parameter | Nakasongola (n = 200) | Luweero (n = 200) | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq. | Percent (95% CI) | Freq. | Percent (95% CI) | ||
Ever heard about HPV vaccine: | |||||
Yes | 187 | 93.5 (89.1 – 96.5) | 5 | 2.5 (0.8 – 5.7) | *<.0001 |
No | 13 | 6.5 (3.5 – 10.9) | 195 | 97.5 (94.3 – 99.2) | |
Know how HPV is transmitted: | |||||
Yes | 83 | 41.5 (34.6 – 48.7) | 79 | 39.5 (32.7 – 46.6) | 0.684 |
No | 117 | 58.5 (51.3 – 65.4) | 121 | 60.5 (53.4 – 67.3) | |
Know how HPV is Prevented: | |||||
Yes | 130 | 65.0 (58.0 – 71.6) | 73 | 36.5 (29.8 – 43.6) | *<.0001 |
No | 70 | 35.0 (28.4 – 42.0) | 127 | 63.5 (56.4 – 70.2) | |
Know that HPV vaccine prevents only HPV: | |||||
Yes | 131 | 65.5 (58.5 – 72.1) | 21 | 10.5 (6.6 – 15.6) | *<.0001 |
No | 69 | 34.5 (27.9 – 41.5) | 179 | 89.5 (84.4 – 93.4) | |
Think that HPV vaccine prevents other STDs: | |||||
Yes | 85 | 42.5 (35.6 – 49.7) | 63 | 31.5 (25.1 – 38.4) | *<.0001 |
No | 105 | 52.5 (45.3 – 59.6) | 82 | 41.0 (34.1 – 48.2) | |
Don’t know | 10 | 5.0 (2.4 – 9.0) | 55 | 27.5 (21.4 – 34.2) | |
Think that HPV vaccination will make girls sexually active : | |||||
Yes | 14 | 7.0 (3.9 – 11.5) | 18 | 9.0 (5.4 – 13.9) | <.0001 |
No | 173 | 86.5 (81.0 – 90.9) | 132 | 66.0 (59.0 – 72.5) | |
Don’t know | 13 | 6.5 (3.5 – 10.9) | 50 | 25.0 (19.2 – 31.6) | |