Table 11 Factors associated with the willingness to vaccinate the children
Intention to vaccination against HPV | Total (N = 392) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unsure/unwilling (N = 145) | Willing (N = 247) | ||||
Mother's nationality | Lebanese | 133 | 243 | 376 | 0.002 |
91.7% | 98.4% | 95.9% | |||
Others | 12 | 4 | 16 | ||
8.3% | 1.6% | 4.1% | |||
Father's nationality | Lebanese | 135 | 237 | 372 | 0.216 |
93.1% | 96.0% | 94.9% | |||
Others | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||
6.9% | 4.0% | 5.1% | |||
Mother's age | Mean (SD) | 42.1 (5.7) | 42.7 (5.3) | 42.5 (5.4) | 0.287 |
Min–Max | 27–54 | 22–55 | 22–55 | ||
Father's age | Mean (SD) | 47.63 (5.8) | 47.93 (5.8) | 47.82 (5.8) | 0.630 |
Min–Max | 32–60 | 25–60 | 25–60 | ||
Mother's educational level | No formal Education | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.112 |
9.0% | 3.6% | 5.6% | |||
School-level Education | 37 | 57 | 94 | ||
25.5% | 23.1% | 24.0% | |||
University Diploma | 68 | 123 | 191 | ||
46.9% | 49.8% | 48.7% | |||
Higher Education (Masters, PhD) | 27 | 58 | 85 | ||
18.6% | 23.5% | 21.7% | |||
Father's educational level | No formal Education | 19 | 12 | 31 | 0.032 |
13.1% | 4.9% | 7.9% | |||
School-level Education | 44 | 84 | 128 | ||
30.3% | 34.0% | 32.7% | |||
University Diploma | 57 | 110 | 167 | ||
39.3% | 44.5% | 42.6% | |||
Higher Education (Masters, PhD) | 25 | 41 | 66 | ||
17.2% | 16.6% | 16.8% | |||
Mother's profession | Medical | 26 | 39 | 65 | 0.582 |
17.9% | 15.8% | 16.6% | |||
Non-medical | 119 | 208 | 327 | ||
82.1% | 84.2% | 83.4% | |||
Father's profession | Medical | 6 | 20 | 26 | 0.128 |
4.1% | 8.1% | 6.6% | |||
Non-medical | 139 | 227 | 366 | ||
95.9% | 91.9% | 93.4% | |||
Mother's religion | Christian | 125 | 212 | 337 | 0.917 |
86.2% | 85.8% | 86.0% | |||
Muslim | 20 | 35 | 55 | ||
13.8% | 14.2% | 14.0% | |||
Father's religion | Christian | 122 | 213 | 335 | 0.570 |
84.1% | 86.2% | 85.5% | |||
Muslim | 23 | 34 | 57 | ||
15.9% | 13.8% | 14.5% | |||
Residence | Beirut | 44 | 56 | 100 | 0.220 |
30.3% | 22.7% | 25.5% | |||
Mount Lebanon | 87 | 151 | 238 | ||
60.0% | 61.1% | 60.7% | |||
South Lebanon | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||
2.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | |||
North Lebanon | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | |||
Beqaa | 8 | 28 | 36 | ||
5.5% | 11.3% | 9.2% | |||
Marital status | Married | 135 | 233 | 368 | 0.624 |
93.1% | 94.3% | 93.9% | |||
Widow | 10 | 14 | 24 | ||
6.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | |||
Family income per month | Less than 2.000.000 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 0.046 |
11.7% | 4.9% | 7.4% | |||
Between 2.000.000–4.000.000 | 31 | 47 | 78 | ||
21.4% | 19.0% | 19.9% | |||
Between 4.000.000–8.000.000 | 39 | 65 | 104 | ||
26.9% | 26.3% | 26.5% | |||
More than 8.000.000 | 58 | 123 | 181 | ||
40.0% | 49.8% | 46.2% | |||
Do you have any history of cancer | No | 121 | 190 | 311 | 0.123 |
83.4% | 76.9% | 79.3% | |||
Yes | 24 | 57 | 81 | ||
16.6% | 23.1% | 20.7% | |||
Do you have any history of "cervical" cancer in your family | No | 133 | 228 | 361 | 0.836 |
91.7% | 92.3% | 92.1% | |||
Yes | 12 | 19 | 31 | ||
8.3% | 7.7% | 7.9% | |||
Have you ever heard of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine | No | 81 | 80 | 161 | < 0.001 |
55.9% | 32.4% | 41.1% | |||
Yes | 64 | 167 | 231 | ||
44.1% | 67.6% | 58.9% | |||
Are you vaccinated against HPV | No | 140 | 218 | 358 | 0.005 |
96.6% | 88.3% | 91.3% | |||
Yes | 5 | 29 | 34 | ||
3.4% | 11.7% | 8.7% | |||
Sex of your child to whom the questionnaire is about | Male | 69 | 92 | 161 | 0.045 |
47.6% | 37.2% | 41.1% | |||
Female | 76 | 155 | 231 | ||
52.4% | 62.8% | 58.9% | |||
Does your child's insurance cover the HPV vaccine | No | 48 | 124 | 172 | < 0.001 |
33.1% | 50.2% | 43.9% | |||
Yes | 3 | 13 | 16 | ||
2.1% | 5.3% | 4.1% | |||
Don't know | 94 | 110 | 204 | ||
64.8% | 44.5% | 52.0% | |||
Did your children take all of their early childhood vaccinations (mandatory vaccinations)? | No | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0.001 |
7.6% | 2.8% | 4.6% | |||
Yes | 117 | 231 | 348 | ||
80.7% | 93.5% | 88.8% | |||
Not sure | 17 | 9 | 26 | ||
11.7% | 3.6% | 6.6% | |||
Did your child have adverse effects post-vaccination | No | 87 | 131 | 218 | 0.321 |
60.0% | 53.0% | 55.6% | |||
Yes, normal adverse effects (vaccine injection pain, low-grade fever, fatigue) | 58 | 115 | 173 | ||
40.0% | 46.6% | 44.1% | |||
Yes, severe adverse effects (inability to walk, trouble breathing, high-grade fever, total body rash, severe illness) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |||
Knowledge about HPV | Mean (SD) | 4.7 (4.6) | 6.7 (4.8) | 5.9 (4.8) | < 0.001 |
Min–Max | 0–16 | 0–16 | 0–16 | ||
Knowledge about Vaccine | Mean (SD) | 1.9 (2.0) | 3.0 (2.2) | 2.6 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
Min–Max | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–7 | ||