Factors associated with HPV vaccination among adult women in Quebec

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Table 1. Independent variables included in univariate analyses

Variables^a	Univariate
	OR^b	95% CI^c
Marital status: single vs in relationship or married	2.3	0.7–7.1
Education level ≥ college vs < college	3.4	1.6–7.2
Born in Quebec vs born outside the province of Quebec	3.2	0.9–11.3
Resident in Montreal vs resident in other Quebec region	1.9	1.2–3.2
Never practice religious activities vs practice religious activity occasionally	1.2	0.7–2.0
Main occupation: student vs at work, student and at work or at home	1.9	1.1–3.3
Age at first sexual intercourse:
< 15 y vs ≥ 20 y	0.2	0.1–0,5
15–19 y vs ≥ 20 y	0.5	0.3–0.8
Total number of sexual partners:
≥ 10 vs 1	0.3	0.1–0.8
2–10 vs 1	0.7	0.4–1.2
Ever had a gynecological exam, including a Pap test vs never had this exam	4.2	1.2–14.5
Age at first Pap test < 20 y vs ≥ 20 y	1.3	0.8–2.4
Total number of lifetime Pap tests
≥ 10 vs < 5	1.2	0.6–2.3
5–9 vs < 5	1.2	0.6–2.1
Perceived risk score for HPV and cervical cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	0.9	0.6–1.4
Perceived severity score for HPV and cervical cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	1.0	0.7–1.4
Belief in self-efficacy in preventing HPV and cervical cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	1.6	1.2–2.3
Belief in efficacy of preventive interventions for HPV and cervial cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	1.9	1.1–3.1

^aReference in italic. ^b Odds Ratio: a value ≥ 1. ^c95% Confidence Interval . ^dA Likert scale (Strongly disagree/Disagree/Agree/Strongly agree) was used for questions related to beliefs and a score was calculated for the analysis. The first score was created with 6 questions and the other three with 2 questions.

Table 2. Factors associated with HPV vaccination in final multivariate model

Variables^a	Multivariate
	OR^b	95% CI^c
Education level ≥ college vs < college	2.4	1.1–5.2
Born in Quebec vs born outside the province of Quebec	5.2	1.4–18.9
Resident in Montreal vs resident in other Quebec region	2.2	1.3–3.9
Age at first sexual intercourse < 15 y vs ≥ 20 y	0,1	0.0–0.4
Age at first sexual intercourse 15–19 y vs ≥ 20 y	0.4	0.2–0.7
Ever had a gynecological exam, including a Pap test vs never had this exam	5.8	1.6–20.9
Belief in self-efficacy in preventing HPV and cervical cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	1.5	1.0–2.1
Belief in efficacy of preventive interventions for HPV and cervical cancer^d ^(for each additional point)	2.0	1.1–3.4

^aReference in italic. ^b Odds Ratio: a value ≥ 1. ^c 95% Confidence Interval. ^d A Likert scale (Strongly disagree/Disagree/Agree/Strongly agree) was used for questions related to beliefs and a score was calculated for the analysis. The scores were created with 2 questions.