Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Text Message Reminders for Adolescents in Urban Emergency Departments: A Pilot Study

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Participating Adolescents

Total	N = 96
Sex
Male	39 (40.6%)
Female	57 (59.4%)
Age (years)
12–13	14 (14.5%)
14–15	28 (29.2%)
16–17	26 (27.1%)
18	28 (29.2%)
Insurance
Medicaid	57 (59.4%)
Private	31 (32.3%)
None	6 (6.2%)
Missing	2 (2.1%)
Birth Place
Born in the US	81 (84.4%)
Born elsewhere	13 (13.5%)
Missing	2 (2.1%)
Patient Language
English	73 (76.1%)
Spanish	15 (15.6%)
Other	6 (6.2%)
Missing	2 (2.1%)
Parent Language
English	34 (35.4%)
Spanish	36 (37.5%)
Other	5 (5.2%)
Missing	21 (21.9%)

Table 2 Association of Correct HPV Question Answers with Adolescent Acceptance of HPV Vaccine

HPV Questions	Agreed to HPV Vaccine (n=69)	Disagreed to HPV Vaccine (n=27)	P-value
HPV vaccine is for girls only	43 (62%)	14 (52%)	0.35
HPV vaccine will cause side effects	31 (45%)	9 (33%)	0.30
HPV vaccine is safe	51 (74%)	15 (56%)	0.08
Too young to get HPV vaccine	58 (84%)	16 (59%)	0.01
HPV vaccine is only for sexually active people	52 (75%)	13 (48%)	0.01

Table 3 Association of Correct HPV Question Answers with Parental Acceptance of HPV Vaccine

HPV Questions	Agreed to HPV Vaccine (N=43)	Disagreed to HPV Vaccine (N=20)	P-value
HPV vaccine is for girls only	32 (74%)	12 (60%)	0.25
HPV vaccine might cause side effects	12 (28%)	8 (40%)	0.34
HPV vaccine might cause health problems in the future	23 (54%)	5 (25%)	0.03
HPV vaccine is only for sexually active people	31 (72%)	16 (80%)	0.50
HPV vaccine is safe	30 (70%)	9 (45%)	0.06
My child is too young to get HPV vaccine	34 (79%)	12 (60%)	0.11
HPV vaccine is effective in preventing genital warts	21 (49%)	3 (15%)	0.01
HPV vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer	34 (79%)	10 (50%)	0.02
HPV vaccine is not necessary as much as Pap smears	28 (65%)	12 (60%)	0.69

Figure 1 Mean knowledge score by HPV acceptance.

Table 4 Assocation of Correct HPV Question Answers with Parental Acceptance of Text Message Reminders

HPV Questions	Agreed to Text Message Reminder (N=45)	Disagreed to Text Message Reminder (N=18)	P-value
HPV vaccine is for girls only	34 (76%)	10 (56%)	0.12
HPV vaccine might cause side effects	14 (31%)	6 (33%)	0.86
HPV vaccine might cause health problems in the future	24 (53%)	4 (22%)	0.02
HPV vaccine is only for sexually active people	34 (76%)	13 (72%)	0.78
HPV vaccine is safe	31 (69%)	8 (44%)	0.07
My child is too young to get HPV vaccine	34 (76%)	12 (67%)	0.47
HPV vaccine is effective in preventing genital warts	17 (38%)	7 (39%)	0.93
HPV vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer	33 (73%)	11 (61%)	0.34
HPV vaccine is not necessary as much as Pap smears	32 (71%)	8 (44%)	0.05