Table 5 Children's vaccination against HPV (N = 392)
Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Did any of your children took the HPV vaccine previously? | No | 289 | 73.7 |
Yes | 50 | 12.8 | |
Not sure | 53 | 13.5 | |
How many doses did he/she take | One | 16 | 32.0 |
Two | 22 | 44.0 | |
Three | 12 | 24.0 | |
At what age did your child have his/her first dose | Mean (SD) | 12.8 (1.9) | |
Median | 12.5 | ||
Min–Max | 10–17 | ||
Who recommended that your child receive the vaccine | Your child pediatrician | 37 | 74.0 |
Your doctor | 7 | 14.0 | |
You had heard about it from friends or family and asked the doctor for it | 2 | 4.0 | |
Your own decision | 4 | 8.0 | |
You read about the HPV vaccine before giving it to your child | No | 17 | 34.0 |
Yes | 33 | 66.0 | |