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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants. (n = 100)

From: Challenges and lessons from a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program for adolescent girls in a rural Nigerian community

Variable

Proportion (%)

Mean (+) SD

Age (years)

 

13.32 + 3.1

 Early adolescence (9–14 years)

70

13.2 + 1.3

 Late adolescence (14–18 years)

30

15.7+  1.7

Class

 aJSS 1

26

 

 JSS 2

19

 

 JSS3

31

 

 bSSS 1

4

 

 SSS 2

20

 

 SSS 3

–

 

Religion

 Muslim

87.3

 

 Christian

19.3

 
  1. aJSS Junior Secondary School
  2. bSSS Senior Secondary School
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