Do Male University Students Know Enough About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to Make Informed Decisions About Vaccination?

30 June 2020 : Clinical Research

Shuai Wang^12ABCDEF, Bingfeng Han^1ABCD, Yongmei Wan^3ABC, Jiang Liu^1ABC, Tianshuo Zhao^1ABF, Hanyu Liu^1ABF, Fuqiang Cui^1ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924840

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924840

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Table 1 Male university students’ awareness about HPV based on demographic characteristics.

Characteristics	Distribution	Total	No. of participants aware of HPV	%	P-value*
Age (years)					<0.001
	16–20	774	265	34.2
	21–26	500	239	47.8
Ethnicity					0.914
	Han	1178	467	39.6
	Other	96	37	38.5
Birth place					0.010
	Northern China	866	364	42.0
	Southern China	408	140	34.3
Birth place					0.001
	Urban area	682	299	43.8
	Rural area	592	205	34.6
Major					<0.001
	Arts	160	60	37.5
	Science	162	77	47.5
	Engineering	424	144	34.0
	Medicine	172	107	62.2
	Economics	200	71	35.5
	Other	156	45	28.8
Total		1274	504	39.6
^* Pearson chi-square test was used for comparing proportions and continuity correction, or Fisher’s exact test was used if appropriate. HPV – human papillomavirus.

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