Facilitators and barriers to the acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls: a comparison between mothers and their adolescent daughters in Hong Kong

Table 1 Demographics of mother and daughter dyads (N = 170 dyads)

	N	(%)
Demographics and gynecological history of the mothers (n = 170)
Age (years)^a
≤30	11	6.5
31–40	28	16.5
41–50	106	62.4
≥51	24	14.1
Marital status^a
Married	133	78.2
Single/divorced/separated	26	15.3
Widowed	10	5.9
Occupation^a
Health professionals	13	7.6
Non-health related	150	88.2
Educational attainment^a
Primary level	39	22.9
Secondary level	108	63.5
Tertiary education and above	22	12.9
Family income (HK$)^a
On government assistance	10	5.9
$10,000 and below	50	29.4
$10,001–15,000	45	26.5
$15,001–30,000	36	21.2
≥$30,001	26	15.3
Most recent Pap test^a
Never	75	44.1
Within the last 3 years	68	40.0
More than 3 years ago	26	15.3
Past abnormal Pap test^a (among those who have had a Pap test, n = 94)
Never	71	75.5
Once	11	11.7
Twice	9	9.6
Three or more	3	3.2
Ever had diagnosed with cervical cancer^a	14	8.2
Had an operation for cervical cancer (colposcopy, total hysterectomy or loop electrosurgical excision procedure)^a	9	5.3
Family history of cervical cancer^a	12	7.1
Demographics and sexual experience of the adolescent daughters (n = 170)
Age of the daughters interviewed in this study (m = 16.22 ± 1.91 years)
12–15	44	25.9
16–18	126	74.1
Received all childhood vaccines	140	82.4
Had serious adverse effects from a childhood vaccine	7	4.1
Received the HPV vaccine	3	1.8
Self-report of sexual experience
Never had	143	84.1
Yes, with one boyfriend	25	14.7
Yes, with multiple partners	2	1.2
Believe sexual partner has other sexual partners (among those with sexual partners) (n = 27)
No	22	81.5
Yes	5	18.5

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