Do Male University Students Know Enough About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Make Informed Decisions About Vaccination?

30 June 2020: Clinical Research

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 3 Attitude of male university students towards HPV vaccination based on demographic characteristics.

Characteristics	Distribution	Total	No. of participants willing to undergo vaccination	%	P-value*
Age (years)					0.378
	16–20	774	292	37.7
	21–26	500	201	40.2
Ethnicity					0.515
	Han	1178	459	39.0
	Other	96	34	35.4
Birth place					0.327
	Northern China	866	327	37.8
	Southern China	408	166	40.7
Birth place					0.065
	Urban area	682	280	41.1
	Rural area	592	213	36.0
Major					0.632
	Arts	160	63	39.4
	Science	162	67	41.4
	Engineering	424	166	39.2
	Medicine	172	72	41.9
	Economics	200	68	34.0
	Other	156	57	36.5
Total		1274	493	38.7
^* Pearson chi-square test was used for comparing proportions and continuity correction, or Fisher’s exact test was used if appropriate. HPV – human papillomavirus.