Table 3 Determinants of high score of knowledge on HPV infection and vaccination; Italy, 2012
From: Exploring reasons for non-vaccination against human papillomavirus in Italy
Variables | Univariate analysis | Logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | ORcrude | 95%CI | ORadj | 95%CI | ||
Geografical area | North | 747 (55.0) | 2.06 | 1.42 - 2.99 | 1.79 | 1.17 - 2.75 |
Centre | 115 (56.7) | 2.20 | 1.40 - 3.47 | 1.73 | 1.04 - 2.89 | |
South | 48 (37.2) | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Nationality | Italian | 901 (55.4) | 4.68 | 2.52 - 8.69 | 3.03 | 1.55 - 5.91 |
Foreign | 13 (21.0) | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Other paediatric vaccinations | All proposed vaccinations | 724 (53.0) | ||||
Only some vaccinations /None | 186 (58.1) | |||||
Adolescents (>16 years) in the family | ≥1 | 868 (54.8) | ||||
0 | 43 (39.1) | |||||
Parents' education level | At least 1 parent with high school or college degree | 821 (59.7) | 3.76 | 2.87 - 4.92 | 3.10 | 2.33 - 4.15 |
Other | 88 (28.3) | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Parents' age | at least 1 parent <45 years | 464 (50.5) | 1.34 | 1.10 - 1.62 | ||
Other | 440 (57.7) | 1 | - | |||
Parents' status of employment | At least 1 parent employed | 863 (54.5) | ||||
Other | 22 (45.8) | |||||
Parents' smoking habit | At least 1 non/ex smoker parent | 808 (55.2) | 1.89 | 1.27 - 2.81 | ||
Other | 97 (46.0) | 1 | - | |||
Mother' attitude toward Pap test | Regularly undergone | 849 (58.7) | 3.99 | 2.86 - 5.57 | 2.66 | 1.85 - 3.84 |
Done once or never | 52 (26.3) | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Number of source of information | 0-1 | 156 (33.0) | 1 | - | 1 | - |
2-3 | 525 (58.3) | 2.84 | 2.25 - 3.59 | 2.30 | 1.79 - 2.96 | |
≥ 4 | 229 (72.9) | 5.47 | 4.00 - 7.49 | 3.96 | 2.84 - 5.53 | |