Vaccination Decision-Making and HPV Knowledge: How Informed and Engaged Are Young Adult HPV Vaccine Recipients in Australia?

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of school-based and population-based HPV vaccine recipients.

	School-based HPV vaccine recipients			Population-based HPV vaccine recipients				Significance
	𝑁	%	Mean		𝑁	%	Mean	𝑡	𝑃
Age	82	63.4	18.3		20	36.6	20.2	−4.747	<0.001
	𝑁	%			𝑁	%		𝜒^2	𝑃
Participation in sexual intercourse								3.688	0.055
Yes	42	45.8			15	75.0
No	40	36.2			5	25.0
Ever received Pap smear								14.380	<0.001
Yes	8	9.8			9	45.0
No	74	90.2			11	55.0
Ever heard of HPV								0.001	0.974
Yes	74	90.2			18	90.0
No	8	9.8			2	10.0
Heard of HPV from health professional								15.360	<0.001
Yes	24	29.2			15	75.0
No	50	61.0			3	15.0
Have not heard of HPV	8	9.8			2	10.0
Heard of HPV from media								2.729	0.099
Yes	64	78.0			18	90.0
No	10	12.2			0	00.0
Have not heard of HPV	8	9.8			2	10.0
Heard of HPV from family or friends								3.947	0.047
Yes	48	58.5			16	80.0
No	26	31.7			2	10.0
Have not heard of HPV	8	9.8			2	10.0