Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers by country of residency (N = 200, otherwise noted)
Characteristic | U.S. | Mexico | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N(%) | M (SD) | N(%) | M(SD) | ||
Age of the mother (Years) | 40.76(6.2) | 38.95(6.6) | |||
27–37 | 29(29) | 46(46) | 0.037 | ||
38–48 | 61(61) | 44(44) | |||
49–59 | 10(10) | 10(10) | |||
Marital Status | |||||
Married | 57(57) | 26(26) | <.0001 | ||
Single | 13(13) | 12(12) | |||
Cohabiting | 23(23) | 45(45) | |||
Other | 7(7) | 17(17) | |||
Mothers’ education | |||||
Middle school or less | 64(64) | 72(72) | 0.2691a | ||
Some High School or High School graduated | 21(21) | 20(20) | |||
Some college or technical school or higher | 15(15) | 8(8) | |||
Employment Status | |||||
Homemaker | 50(50) | 45(45) | 0.3352a | ||
Employed (includes Self-employed) | 46(46) | 46(46) | |||
Unemployed (but want to work) | 3(3) | 8(8) | |||
Student | 1(1) | 1(1) | |||
Health insurance | |||||
No | 65(65) | 4(4) | <.0001 | ||
Yes | 35(35) | 96(96) | |||
I don’t know | 0(0) | 4(4) | |||
Children’s Vaccination Status | |||||
Daughters with at least one dose of the HPV vaccine (N = 131) | 21(32.3) | 49 (74.2) | <.0001 | ||
Sons with at least one dose of the HPV vaccine (N = 131) | 19(29.2) | 1(1.5) | <.0001 | ||
Mothers with Children Vaccinated | 35(35.0) | 49(49.0) | 0.045 | ||
HPV Knowledge (N = 197) | |||||
Poor | 51(52) | 22(22.2) | <.0001 | ||
Good | 47(48) | 77(77.8) | |||