Table 2 Respondents’ characteristics and experiences related to HPV or HPV vaccine

Age (years, mean ± standard deviation)

43.5 ± 7.5

41.7 ± 7.1

42.5 ± 7.4

Marital status (N, (%))

 Married

114(76.0 %)

123(75.0 %)

237(75.5 %)

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

36(24.0 %)

41(25.0 %)

77(24.5 %)

Number of children (mean ± standard deviation)

 Girls

1.4 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.7

 Total

2.0 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.9

2.1 ± 0.9

Educational level (N, (%))

 Primary school

22(14.7 %)

38(23.2 %)

60(19.1 %)

 Secondary school

28(18.7 %)

31(18.9 %)

59(18.8 %)

 High school/Diploma

38(25.3 %)

38(23.2 %)

76(24.2 %)

 College/university or higher

62(41.3 %)

57(34.7 %)

119(37.9 %)

Occupation (N, (%))

 Civil servant

20(13.3 %)

21(12.8 %)

41(13.1 %)

 Private firm

54(36.0 %)

52(31.7 %)

106(33.8 %)

 Own business

51(34.0 %)

55(33.5 %)

106(33.8 %)

 Others

25(16.7 %)

36(21.9 %)

61(19.4 %)

Monthly household income (N, (%))

 Up to 10,000 Baht

52(34.7 %)

58(35.4 %)

110(35.0 %)

 10,001 to 20,000 Baht

38(25.3 %)

46(28.0 %)

84(26.7 %)

 20,001 to 30,000 Baht

35(23.3 %)

33(20.1 %)

68(21.7 %)

 30,001 to 40,000 Baht

16(10.7 %)

18(10.9 %)

34(10.8 %)

 Higher than 40,000

9(6.0 %)

9(5.5 %)

18(5.7 %)

Experience in cervical cancer screening (N, (%))

-

90(54.9 %)

90(54.9 %)

Family members, spouses or friends had cervical cancer/genital warts (N, (%))

21(14 %)

39(23.8 %)

60(19.1 %)

Heard about HPV vaccine (N, (%))

66(44.0 %)

84(51.2 %)

150(47.8 %)

Your child received other necessary vaccines.

 All

93(62 %)

122(74.4 %)

215(68.5 %)

 Some

44(29.3 %)

33(20.1 %)

77(24.5 %)

 Don’t know

13(8.7 %)

9(5.5 %)

22(7.0 %)

Person who decided about vaccination for your child

 You

68(45.3 %)

84(51.2 %)

152(48.4 %)

 Your spouse

17(11.3 %)

15(9.2 %)

32(10.2 %)

 You and your spouse

63(42 %)

65(39.6 %)

128(40.8 %)

 Others

2(1.3 %)

-

2(0.6 %)