Characteristics of the whole sample (n=1032) and women who were aware (n=316) and unaware (n=716) of HPV, with χ2 tests for between group differences and odds ratios for significant predictors
| Whole sample (n=1032) | Women aware of HPV (n=316) | Women unaware of HPV (n=716) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | No | % | No | % | No | Difference between groups χ2 [df] (p) | Odds ratio of having hear of HPV [95% CI] | |
| *Herpes simplex, Trichomonas vaginalis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, anaerobic vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, non-specific urethritis. | ||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 16–25 | 30.0 | 310 | 24.7 | 78 | 32.4 | 232 | 1.00 | |
| 26–35 | 47.9 | 494 | 47.2 | 149 | 48.2 | 345 | 13.3 [3] (0.004) | 1.19 [0.82 to 1.74] |
| 36–45 | 15.6 | 161 | 17.7 | 56 | 14.7 | 105 | 1.20 [0.72 to 1.98] | |
| 46 and over | 5.5 | 57 | 8.5 | 27 | 4.2 | 30 | 2.40 [1.23 to 4.68] | |
| Age of leaving full time education | ||||||||
| 16 and under | 8.1 | 84 | 6.6 | 21 | 8.8 | 63 | ||
| 17–18 | 15.7 | 162 | 13.9 | 44 | 16.5 | 118 | NS | |
| 19 and over | 74.0 | 764 | 78.2 | 247 | 72.2 | 517 | ||
| Still in full time education and under 19 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 83.7 | 864 | 83.9 | 265 | 83.7 | 599 | ||
| Black | 3.4 | 35 | 2.8 | 9 | 3.6 | 26 | NS | |
| Asian | 4.5 | 46 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.6 | 33 | ||
| Other | 5.5 | 57 | 4.7 | 15 | 5.9 | 42 | ||
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
| Rent from local authority | 5.7 | 59 | 4.4 | 14 | 6.3 | 45 | ||
| Rent from private landlord | 47.4 | 489 | 49.4 | 156 | 46.5 | 333 | NS | |
| Own/buying home | 35.0 | 361 | 36.7 | 116 | 34.2 | 245 | ||
| Live with parents | 4.5 | 46 | 2.8 | 9 | 5.2 | 37 | ||
| Other | 6.2 | 64 | 5.7 | 18 | 6.4 | 46 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married/living with partner | 47.1 | 486 | 48.1 | 152 | 46.6 | 334 | ||
| Single | 47.4 | 489 | 46.2 | 146 | 47.9 | 343 | NS | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 4.4 | 45 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.5 | 32 | ||
| Work status | ||||||||
| Working full time | 73.2 | 755 | 75.3 | 238 | 72.2 | 517 | ||
| Working part time | 9.2 | 95 | 7.6 | 24 | 9.9 | 71 | NS | |
| Not working at present | 6.4 | 66 | 6.6 | 21 | 6.3 | 45 | ||
| Student | 10.0 | 103 | 9.5 | 30 | 10.2 | 73 | ||
| Do you smoke cigarettes? (yes) | 34.3 | 354 | 25.0 | 79 | 38.4 | 275 | 17.0 [1] (<0.0001) | 0.52 [0.36 to 0.74] |
| Number of sexual partners in the last year | ||||||||
| None | 4.1 | 42 | 3.5 | 11 | 4.3 | 31 | ||
| 1 | 65.8 | 679 | 65.8 | 208 | 65.8 | 471 | NS | |
| 2–3 | 22.4 | 231 | 22.5 | 71 | 22.3 | 160 | ||
| 4 or more | 6.2 | 64 | 6.6 | 21 | 6.0 | 43 | ||
| STI history | ||||||||
| Candida (thrush) | 51.4 | 530 | 59.5 | 188 | 47.8 | 342 | 15.3 [1] (<0.0001) | 1.47 [1.06 to 2.03] |
| Genital warts | 10.1 | 104 | 18.0 | 57 | 6.6 | 47 | 33.8 [1] (<0.0001) | 2.37 [1.41 to 3.56] |
| Other STI* | 20.5 | 212 | 23.7 | 75 | 19.1 | 137 | NS | |
| Previous abnormal smear result (yes) | 26.4 | 272 | 35.1 | 111 | 22.5 | 161 | 17.9 [1] (<0.0001) | 1.28 [0.88 to 1.85] |
| Know someone who has had HPV (yes) | 8.7 | 90 | 23.7 | 75 | 2.1 | 15 | 114.2 [1] (<0.0001) | 11.80 [6.47 to 21.54] |
| Reason for attending clinic | ||||||||
| Smear test | 32.7 | 337 | 33.2 | 105 | 32.4 | 232 | ||
| Smear test and contraceptive advice | 11.5 | 119 | 15.2 | 48 | 9.9 | 71 | NS | |
| Contraceptive advice | 46.8 | 483 | 45.6 | 144 | 47.3 | 339 | ||
| Colposcopy | 2.8 | 29 | 2.2 | 7 | 3.1 | 221 | ||