Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
Total (n = 542) | |
|---|---|
Age, years | |
Mean (SD) | 35.9 (11.5) |
Median | 34.5 |
Participants per district, n (%) | |
Oberland | 205 (37.8) |
Unterland | 213 (39.3) |
IBK | 68 (12.5) |
IL and others | 55 (10.1) |
BMI, kg/m2 | |
Mean (SD) | 23.4 (4.0) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |
Current smoker | 175 (32.3) |
Non-smokers | 364 (67.1) |
Life time sexual Partners, n (%) | |
≤ 5 | 340 (62.7) |
6–10 | 95 (17.5) |
≥ 11 | 41 (7.6) |
HPV vaccinated, n (%) | |
At least one vaccine | 20 (3.7) |
Reasons for not being vaccinated, n (%) | |
Did not know | 201 (37.1) |
Expensive | 42 (7.8) |
Fear of side effect | 78 (14.4) |
Other reasons | 155 (28.6) |
No response | 86 (15.9) |
If vaccine available for free, n (%) | |
Will get vaccinated | 179 (33) |
Will not get vaccinated | 72 (13.3) |
Do not know | 233 (43) |
No response | 58 (10.7) |