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Table 1 Characteristics of Focus Groups and In-Depth Interviews Participants: HPV-PIVac Study 2019 (n = 20)

From: Understanding parents’ views toward the newly enacted HPV vaccine school entry policy in Puerto Rico: a qualitative study

Characteristics

Frequency

n (range or %)

Age (mean)

41 (range: 23–68)

Education

 Some college or more

6 (30.0)

 Less than some college

14 (70.0)

Incomeα

  ≥ $15.000

6 (31.6)

  < $15.000

13 (68.4)

School

 Public

16 (80.0)

 Private

4 (20.0)

Child’s health insurance

 Medicaid

14 (70.0)

 Private

5 (25.0)

 Non-insurance

1 (5.0)

How important is your religious beliefs?

 Important or very important

16 (80.0)

 Little important or unimportant

4 (20.0)

What required vaccine the children had, except HPV vaccine?

All of them α

13 (65.0)

Some of them

7 (35.0)

Who told you about HPV vaccine? β

 Health Provider

9 (45.0)

 School

7 (35.0)

 Family member

4 (20.0)

 TV commercial

8 (40.0)

 Unknown about the HPV vaccine

4 (20.0)

Did you know that HPV vaccine was included as vaccination requirement for starting school?

 No

11 (55.0)

 Yes

9 (45.0)

If the HPV vaccine is required for the entry school, as parent, what will you do?

 Vaccinate my son/daughter

9 (45.0)

 Depending on the doctor recommendation

4 (20.0)

 Sign a vaccine exemption

5 (25.0)

 Need more information to take a decision

2 (10.0)

  1. α: Tdap, meningococcal vaccine, Polio, MMR, VAR, Hib, Hepatitis B
  2. β: the participants chose more than one option