Table 9 Knowledge about HPV vaccine (N = 392)
Frequency | Percent | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. HPV vaccine requires only one dose | TRUE | 27 | 6.9 | 43.9 |
FALSE * | 172 | 43.9 | ||
Don't Know | 193 | 49.2 | ||
2. The HPV vaccine offers protection against all sexually transmitted infections | TRUE | 57 | 14.5 | 40.3 |
FALSE * | 158 | 40.3 | ||
Don't Know | 177 | 45.2 | ||
3. The HPV vaccine is most effective if given to people who've never had sex | TRUE * | 149 | 38.0 | 38.0 |
FALSE | 47 | 12.0 | ||
Don't Know | 196 | 50.0 | ||
4. Someone who has had the HPV vaccine cannot develop cervical cancer] | TRUE | 58 | 14.8 | 30.9 |
FALSE * | 121 | 30.9 | ||
Don't Know | 213 | 54.3 | ||
5. The HPV vaccine offers protection against most cervical cancers | TRUE * | 164 | 41.8 | 41.8 |
FALSE | 42 | 10.7 | ||
Don't Know | 186 | 47.4 | ||
6. The HPV vaccine offers protection against genital warts | TRUE * | 111 | 28.3 | 28.3 |
FALSE | 35 | 8.9 | ||
Don't Know | 246 | 62.8 | ||
7. Girls who have had the HPV vaccine do not need a Pap test when they are older | TRUE | 21 | 5.4 | 38.3 |
FALSE * | 150 | 38.3 | ||
Don't Know | 221 | 56.4 | ||