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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Impact of university students’ awareness and attitudes on vaccination practices for human papillomavirus, and perception on self-sampling for cervical cancer screening

Characteristics

N (%)

Age (years)

 21

60 (25)

 22

131 (54.5)

 23–25

49 (20.5)

Undergraduate year of study (year)

 2nd

55 (23)

 3rd

154 (64)

 4th

31 (13)

Faculty

 Health Sciences

76 (31.6)

 Pharmacy

51 (21.3)

 Hotel and Tourism

21 (8.8)

 Business Management

70 (29.1)

 Art and Design

22 (9.2)

Relationship statuses

 In a relationship/ married or intend to get married in the next year

108 (45)

 Not in a relationship

132 (55)

Vaccination statuses

 Completed the HPV immunisation (3 shots)

69 (28.8)

 First shot only

47 (19.6)

 Had not received any shot but had scheduled an appointment with their respective doctor

28 (11.4)

 Had not received the HPV vaccine and had not scheduled an appointment with their respective doctor

96 (40.2)