Demographic differences in mean human papillomavirus (HPV) testing knowledge
| USA (n=383) | UK (n=177) | AUS (n=182) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | HPV testing knowledge (mean (SD)) | Significance (p value) | n | HPV testing knowledge (mean (SD)) | Significance (p value) | n | HPV testing knowledge (mean (SD)) | Significance (p value) | |
| Sex (mean (SD)) | |||||||||
| Male | 155 | 2.47 (1.50) | t(381)=−3.97, (<0.001) | 67 | 2.90 (1.38) | NS | 77 | 2.30 (1.51) | t(180)=−2.01, (0.046) |
| Female | 228 | 3.07 (1.41) | 110 | 2.92 (1.39) | 105 | 2.77 (1.61) | |||
| Relationship status (mean) | |||||||||
| Single | 128 | 2.66 (1.51) | NS | 57 | 3.02 (1.49) | NS | 60 | 2.37 (1.68) | F(3,178)=3.84, (0.011) |
| Dating | 36 | 2.67 (1.72) | 19 | 3.00 (1.45) | 10 | 3.50 (1.43) | |||
| Cohabiting | 31 | 3.35 (1.40) | 29 | 3.07 (1.25) | 23 | 3.35 (1.50)* | |||
| Married | 188 | 2.89 (1.40) | 72 | 2.74 (1.33) | 89 | 2.40 (1.48)* | |||
| Education (mean) | |||||||||
| High | 168 | 3.00 (1.54)* | F(2,380)=3.80, (0.023) | 82 | 3.12 (1.30)* | F(2,174)=3.11, (0.047) | 62 | 2.77 (1.59) | NS |
| Medium | 143 | 2.83 (1.43) | 67 | 2.58 (1.48)* | 62 | 2.63 (1.60) | |||
| Low | 72 | 2.43 (1.34)* | 28 | 3.07 (1.27) | 58 | 2.29 (1.53) | |||
| Had HPV vaccine (mean (SD)) | |||||||||
| Yes | 32 | 3.31 (1.62) | NS | 12 | 2.75 (1.06) | NS | 13 | 4.08 (1.55) | t(103)=3.27, (<0.001) |
| No | 96 | 3.03 (1.38) | 98 | 2.94 (1.43) | 92 | 2.59 (1.54) | |||
*Represents significant differences at p<0.05 in posthoc Tukey's tests.
NB, only demographic items with significant differences are shown in the table.
NS, not significant, that is, p>0.05.