Table 1 Factors associated with adequate HPV knowledge among men aware of HPV, attending an STI clinic in Puerto Rico
Variables | Adequate HPV Knowledge*(n=106) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) n=202 | No (%) | Yes (%) | p-value** | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 0.969 | |||
Mean ± SD | 37.8 ± 13.1 | 36.6 ± 13.2 | 41.3 ± 17.4 | |
Educational Level | 0.607 | |||
< High School | 36 (17.8) | 9 (12.0) | 3 (9.7) | |
High School | 74 (36.6) | 28 (37.3) | 9 (29.0) | |
> High School | 92 (45.5) | 38 (50.7) | 19 (61.3) | |
Employment | 0.915 | |||
No | 77 (38.1) | 21 (28.0) | 9 (29.0) | |
Yes | 125 (61.9) | 54 (72.0) | 22 (71.0) | |
Individual Annual Income | 0.572 | |||
None | 57 (28.2) | 16 (21.3) | 5 (16.1) | |
< $15,000 | 104 (51.5) | 40 (53.3) | 20 (64.5) | |
≥ $15,000 | 41 (20.3) | 19 (25.3) | 6 (19.4) | |
Health Insurance | 0.788 | |||
None | 37 (18.3) | 13 (18.1) | 4 (13.8) | |
Public | 119 (58.9) | 16 (22.2) | 8 (27.6) | |
Private | 39 (19.3) | 43 (59.7) | 17 (58.6) | |
Behavioral Factors | ||||
Tobacco Use (last 90 days) | 0.253 | |||
No | 96 (47.5) | 32 (42.7) | 17 (54.8) | |
Yes | 106 (52.5) | 43 (57.3) | 14 (45.2) | |
Alcohol Use (last 90 days) | 0.812 | |||
No | 82 (40.6) | 26 (34.7) | 10 (32.3) | |
Yes | 120 (59.4) | 49 (65.3) | 21 (67.7) | |
Drug Use (last 90 days) | 0.132 | |||
No | 128(63.4) | 44 (58.7) | 23 (74.2) | |
Yes | 74(36.6) | 31 (41.3) | 8 (25.8) | |
Female Sexual Partners (last 90 days) | 0.589 | |||
None | 100 (49.5) | 37 (49.3) | 17 (54.8) | |
1 partner | 77 (38.1) | 28 (37.3) | 12 (38.7) | |
> 1 partner | 25 (12.4) | 10 (13.3) | 2 (6.5) | |
Sexual Identity | 0.028 | |||
Non-MSM | 142 (70.3) | 51 (68.0) | 14 (45.2) | |
MSM | 59 (29.2) | 24 (32.0) | 17 (54.8) | |
Lifetime history of STIs (self-reported) | ||||
Herpes | 0.001** | |||
No | 171 (84.7) | 70 (93.3) | 21 (67.7) | |
Yes | 30 (14.9) | 5 (6.7) | 10 (32.3) | |
Gonorrhea | 0.120 | |||
No | 170 (84.2) | 65 (86.7) | 23 (74.2) | |
Yes | 31 (15.3) | 10 (13.3) | 8 (25.8) | |
HIV | 0.913 | |||
No | 118 (58.4) | 42 (56.0) | 17 (54.8) | |
Yes | 84 (41.6) | 33 (44.0) | 14 (45.2) | |
Genital Warts | 0.009 | |||
No | 156 (77.3) | 58 (77.3) | 16 (51.6) | |
Yes | 45 (22.3) | 17 (22.7) | 15 (48.4) | |
Chlamydia | 1.000** | |||
No | 179 (88.6) | 68 (90.7) | 28 (90.3) | |
Yes | 21 (10.4) | 7 (9.3) | 3 (9.7) | |
Syphilis | 0.530 | |||
No | 168 (83.2) | 62 (82.7) | 24 (77.4) | |
Yes | 33 (16.3) | 13 (17.3) | 7 (22.6) | |