30 June 2020>: Clinical Research
Do Male University Students Know Enough About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Make Informed Decisions About Vaccination?
Shuai Wang 12ABCDEF , Bingfeng Han 1ABCD , Yongmei Wan 3ABC , Jiang Liu 1ABC , Tianshuo Zhao 1ABF , Hanyu Liu 1ABF , Fuqiang Cui 1ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924840
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924840
Table 1 Male university students’ awareness about HPV based on demographic characteristics.
Characteristics | Distribution | Total | No. of participants aware of HPV | % | P-value* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
16–20 | 774 | 265 | 34.2 | ||
21–26 | 500 | 239 | 47.8 | ||
Ethnicity | 0.914 | ||||
Han | 1178 | 467 | 39.6 | ||
Other | 96 | 37 | 38.5 | ||
Birth place | 0.010 | ||||
Northern China | 866 | 364 | 42.0 | ||
Southern China | 408 | 140 | 34.3 | ||
Birth place | 0.001 | ||||
Urban area | 682 | 299 | 43.8 | ||
Rural area | 592 | 205 | 34.6 | ||
Major | |||||
Arts | 160 | 60 | 37.5 | ||
Science | 162 | 77 | 47.5 | ||
Engineering | 424 | 144 | 34.0 | ||
Medicine | 172 | 107 | 62.2 | ||
Economics | 200 | 71 | 35.5 | ||
Other | 156 | 45 | 28.8 | ||
Total | 1274 | 504 | 39.6 | ||
* Pearson chi-square test was used for comparing proportions and continuity correction, or Fisher’s exact test was used if appropriate. HPV – human papillomavirus. |