Table 4 Children related characteristics (N = 392)
Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of your child to whom the questionnaire is about | Male | 161 | 41.1 |
Female | 231 | 58.9 | |
Age | Mean (SD) | 13.3 (2.7) | |
Median | 13 | ||
Min–Max | 9–17 | ||
Total number of siblings of the child? | Mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.0) | |
Median | 2 | ||
Min–Max | 0–5 | ||
Your child's school grade? | Grade 3 | 40 | 10.2 |
Grade 4 | 43 | 11.0 | |
Grade 5 | 34 | 8.7 | |
Grade 6 | 29 | 7.4 | |
Grade 7 | 39 | 9.9 | |
Grade 8 | 36 | 9.2 | |
Grade 9 | 34 | 8.7 | |
Grade 10 | 19 | 4.8 | |
Grade 11 | 19 | 4.8 | |
Grade 12 | 99 | 25.3 | |
Does your child’s insurance cover the HPV vaccine | No | 172 | 43.9 |
Yes | 16 | 4.1 | |
Don't know | 204 | 52 | |
Did your children take all of their early childhood vaccinations (mandatory vaccinations)? | No | 18 | 4.6 |
Yes | 348 | 88.8 | |
Not sure | 26 | 6.6 | |
Did your child have an adverse effects post-vaccination | No | 218 | 55.6 |
Yes, normal adverse effects (vaccine injection pain, low-grade fever, fatigue) | 173 | 44.1 | |
Yes, severe adverse effects (inability to walk, trouble of breathing, high-grade fever, total body rash, severe illness) | 1 | 0.3 | |