Table 1 Characteristics of the participating school nurses (n = 851) according to attitude to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
Attitude to HPV vaccination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Positive (n = 446) | Ambivalen (n = 314) | Negative (n = 91) | p-valuea |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 52.0 (7.7) | 51.9 (7.2) | 50.6 (7.5) | 0.276 |
Years as a school nurse, mean (SD) | 10.6 (7.9) | 9.7 (6.6) | 9.6 (5.9) | 0.190 |
Sex | 0.309b | |||
−Female, n (%) | 438 (52.1) | 311 (37.0) | 91 (10.8) | |
−Male, n (%) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Employment | 0.364 | |||
−Public school, n (%) | 411 (52.6) | 290 (37.1) | 80 (10.2) | |
−Private school, n (%) | 35 (50.0) | 24 (34.3) | 11 (15.7) | |
Perceived knowledge | <0.001 | |||
−High | 277 (60.1) | 152 (33.0) | 32 (6.9) | |
−Ambivalent | 120 (42.7) | 120 (42.7) | 41 (14.6) | |
−Low | 49 (45.0) | 42 (38.5) | 18 (16.5) | |
Education received about HPV | <0.001 | |||
−High | 122 (62.2) | 67 (34.2) | 7 (3.6) | |
−Medium | 290 (52.7) | 200 (36.4) | 60 (10.9) | |
−Low | 33 (31.7) | 47 (45.2) | 24 (23.1) | |
Use of financial support | 0.126 | |||
−Found an additional school nurse | 108 (59.0) | 63 (34.4) | 12 (6.6) | |
−Other | 32 (51.6) | 25 (40.3) | 5 (8.1) | |
−Not used to cover extra expenses | 305 (50.4) | 226 (37.4) | 74 (12.2) | |