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Table 4 HPV transmission knowledge amongst all girls participating in our study (n = 2989), the Netherlands 2010

From: Equity in human papilloma virus vaccination uptake?: sexual behaviour, knowledge and demographics in a cross-sectional study in (un)vaccinated girls in the Netherlands

Category

Total

Vaccinated

Unvaccinated

OR (95% CI) for being vaccinated

P-value

N (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

2989 (100)

1938 (65)

1051 (35)

  

HPV can be transmitted via;

    

  Holding hands (no) (n=2924)

   

    No

2884 (99)

1882 (99)

1002 (99)

ref

 

    Yes

40 (1)

28 (1)

12 (1)

1.2 (0.6–2.5)

0.53

  Deep throat kissing (no) (n=2927)

   

    No

2622 (90)

1711 (89)

911 (90)

ref

 

    Yes

305 (10)

202 (11)

103 (10)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.74

   Skin to skin contact (yes) (n=2926)

   

    No

2646 (90)

1727 (90)

919 (91)

ref

 

    Yes

280 (10)

185 (10)

95 (9)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.79

   Stroking partner at genitals (yes) (n=2927)

   

    No

2000 (68)

1326 (69)

674 (66)

ref

 

    Yes

927 (32)

587 (31)

340 (34)

0.9 (0.7–1.0)

0.12

  Public toilet (no) (n=2926)

   

    No

2411 (82)

1575 (82)

836 (83)

ref

 

    Yes

515 (18)

338 (18)

177 (17)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.89

   Unprotected oral sex (yes) (n=2928)

   

    No

1078 (37)

695 (36)

383 (38)

ref

 

    Yes

1850 (63)

1219 (64)

631 (62)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

0.44

   Unprotected vaginal sex (yes) (n=2929)

   

    No

144 (5)

96 (5)

48 (5)

ref

 

    Yes

2785 (95)

1818 (95)

967 (95)

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

0.73

   Unprotected anal sex (yes) (n=2928)

   

    No

865 (30)

568 (30)

297 (29)

ref

 

    Yes

2063 (70)

1345 (70)

718 (71)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.81

   Sex with a condom (n=2927)

   

    No

2533 (87)

1674 (88)

859 (85)

ref

 

    Yes

394 (12)

238 (12)

156 (15)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

0.03

  Sharing a spoon or cup (no) (n=2925)

   

    No

2739 (94)

1777 (93)

962 (95)

ref

 

    Yes

186 (6)

134 (7)

52 (5)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

0.05

  Sneezing/coughing (no) (n=2924)

   

    No

2753 (94)

1794 (94)

959 (95)

ref

 

    Yes

171 (6)

116 (6)

55 (5)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.48

Transmission knowledge score

    

   Mean (95% CI)

7.24 (7.19–7.28)

7.24 (7.16–7.31)

7.24 (7.18–7.29)

 

0.99

  1. Missing values are deducted from the total number of girls.
  2. Correct answer is shown in brackets.