Table 2 Parental assessment of the clarity of the facts in the information sheet

		Consenters		*Refusers*
Facts	Missing	n	%	n	%	P -value
HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer
Very clearly		285	49	22	50	1
Clearly	30	283	49	22	50
Not clearly		9	2	0	0
Adolescents are at risk of HPV when they start having sex
Very clearly		284	49	27	62	0.24
Clearly	31	279	49	16	36
Not clearly		13	2	1	2
Vaccine prevents HPV 16 and 18
Very clearly		258	45	20	46	0.004
Clearly	32	301	52	18	41
Not clearly		16	3	6	14
Clinical trials show vaccine prevents persistent infection
Very clearly		214	37	16	37	0.010
Clearly	34	334	58	20	47
Not clearly		26	5	7	16
The vaccine prevents changes to cervical cells
Very clearly		155	27	8	19	0.069
Clearly	34	354	62	25	58
Not clearly		65	11	10	23
The vaccine provides protection for at least 5 years
Very clearly		165	29	13	30	0.32
Clearly	34	310	54	19	44
Not clearly		99	17	11	26
Condoms do not offer 100% protection against HPV
Very clearly		218	38	15	37	0.97
Clearly	35	304	53	23	56
Not clearly		53	9	3	7
Women will still need to go for cervical smears
Very clearly		265	46	17	43	0.81
Clearly	37	269	47	21	52
Not clearly		40	7	2	5
The vaccine does not protect if you already have HPV 16/18
Very clearly		212	37	14	35	0.58
Clearly	42	301	53	24	60
Not clearly		56	10	2	5

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