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Table 4 Standardized path coefficients for the structural model

From: Predicting human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in men who have sex with men the influence of vaccine price and receiving an HPV diagnosis

 Independent variable/Mediator

 Mediator/Dependent variable

β

S.E

t-value

p-value

Capacity to obtain

HPV-related information

HPV knowledge

-0.148

0.485

-1.953

0.051

HPV knowledge

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

0.173

0.006

2.329

0.020

Perceived severity

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

0.016

0.054

0.174

0.862

Subjective norm

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

0.079

0.067

0.791

0.429

Perceived benefits

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

0.020

0.066

0.220

0.826

Perceived barriers

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

-0.119

0.070

-1.536

0.125

HPV knowledge

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

0.059

0.005

0.770

0.441

Perceived severity

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

0.059

0.040

0.389

0.697

Subjective norm

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

0.112

0.049

0.751

0.453

Perceived benefits

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

0.043

0.060

1.090

0.276

Perceived barriers

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

0.066

0.052

0.832

0.405

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine no matter what the price is vs. the referencea

Vaccine uptake in the 6th month follow-up

0.261

0.059

3.323

 < 0.001

Those who have intention to take up HPV vaccine if the price is below NT$8000 vs. the referencea

Vaccine uptake in the 6th month follow-up

-0.006

0.081

-0.080

0.936

HPV screening

Vaccine uptake in the 6th month follow-up

0.208

0.056

2.884

0.004

  1. β is the standardized path coefficient, S.E. is the standard error and p is the significance level
  2. aReference group: those who have no intention even if it was provided free or those who only have intention when the vaccine is free