Table 3 Opinion on HPV vaccine among those with self-reported HPV vaccine awareness.

From: Human Papillomavirus awareness and vaccine acceptability among men who have sex with men from mainland China

Item

All sites n (%)

Developed Citiesa n (%)

Medium developed Citiesb n (%)

Less developed Citiesc n (%)

p-value

Having HPV vaccine awareness

146 (4.8)

61 (5.1)

44 (3.6)

41 (6.5)

0.02

Ever thought about getting HPV vaccine

    

0.28

  Yes

72 (49.3)

26 (42.6)

22 (50.0)

24 (58.5)

 

  No

74 (50.7)

35 (57.4)

22 (50.0)

17 (41.5)

 

Opinion on the effect of HPV vaccine in general

    

0.14

  Positive

80 (54.8)

26 (42.6)

27 (61.4)

27 (65.8)

 

  Neutral

59 (40.4)

32 (52.5)

15 (34.1)

12 (29.3)

 

  Negative

7 (4.8)

3 (4.9)

2 (4.5)

2 (4.9)

 

Opinion on the effect of HPV vaccine for males

    

0.08

  Yes

106 (72.6)

37 (84.1)

37 (84.1)

32 (78.0)

 

  No

6 (4.1)

3 (2.3)

1 (2.3)

2 (4.9)

 

  Refused to answer

34 (23.3)

21 (13.6)

6 (13.6)

7 (17.1)

 
  1. Abbreviation: HPV, human papillomavirus; Data source: a multicenter cross-sectional study that conducted in men who have sex with men from 10 cities in mainland China between December 2012 and July 2014.