Table 1 Baseline characteristics of parents of North-Central Wisconsin adolescents without a completed human papillomavirus vaccine series, separated by characteristics of parents and their adolescent child
From: Association between parent attitudes and receipt of human papillomavirus vaccine in adolescents
Survey respondentsa n = 164 | Survey non-respondents n = 1777 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parent Characteristics | |||
Mean age (years) | 43.7 ± 6.1 | NA | |
Gender | NA | ||
Female | 136 (83%) | ||
Male | 28 (17%) | ||
Race/ethnicity | NA | ||
White, Non-Hispanic | 157 (96%) | ||
Not White or Hispanic | 5 (3%) | ||
Unknown | 2 (1%) | ||
Education | NA | ||
High school or less | 13 (8%) | ||
Some college | 23 (14%) | ||
Associates degree | 40 (24%) | ||
Bachelors degree | 48 (29%) | ||
Graduate degree | 40 (24%) | ||
Health insurance | NA | ||
Private | 137 (83%) | ||
Public-assisted | 26 (16%) | ||
Unknown | 1 (1%) | ||
Adolescent Characteristics | |||
Age | 0.041 | ||
11–13 years | 118 (72%) | 1137 (64%) | |
≥ 14 years | 46 (28%) | 640 (36%) | |
Gender | 0.083 | ||
Female | 79 (48%) | 732 (41%) | |
Male | 85 (52%) | 1045 (59%) | |
Mean number of ambulatory care visits over past 3 years | 4.2 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 0.182 |
Received 1–2 prior HPV vaccine doses | 0.921 | ||
Yes | 53 (32%) | 581 (33%) | |
No | 111 (68%) | 1196 (67%) | |
Received Tdap and meningococcal vaccines | 0.001 | ||
Yes | 142 (87%) | 1385 (78%) | |
No | 22 (13%) | 392 (22%) | |