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Table 3 Gender comparisons of health-belief variables related to STDs and cancer prevention between pre- and posttest

From: Awareness of human papillomavirus and factors associated with intention to obtain HPV vaccination among Korean youth: quasi experimental study

Health-belief variables related to STDs and cancer prevention (range, 1–5)

Boys (pre)

Girls (pre)

Z * ( p )

Boys (post)

Girls (post)

Z * ( p )

Boys

Girls

(pre–post)

(pre–post)

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Z ϯ ( p )

Z ϯ ( p )

Severity of STD

2.94±0.85

3.07±0.65

−1.14 (0.255)

3.81±0.97

3.64±0.71

−1.08 (0.281)

−5.53 (<0.001)

−3.67 (<0.001)

Severity of cancer

3.99±1.20

4.04±0.95

−0.25 (0.806)

4.30±0.86

4.28±0.58

−0.79 (0.432)

−2.38 (0.017)

−1.82 (0.069)

Intention to obtain injection for STD prevention

3.52±0.85

3.28±0.93

−1.14 (0.253)

4.11±0.81

4.26±0.57

−0.76 (0.445)

−5.08 (<0.001)

−4.85 (<0.001)

Intention to obtain injection for cancer prevention

4.23±0.79

4.09±0.80

−1.08 (0.282)

4.30±0.69

4.37±0.57

−0.35 (0.723)

−1.24 (0.216)

−2.81 (0.005)

Concern about pain at vaccine injectiona

3.09±1.04

2.62±1.05

−2.44 (0.015)

3.29±1.13

2.76±1.10

−2.31 (0.021)

−2.21 (0.026)

−1.11 (0.268)

Benefit of STD prevention injection

3.59±0.87

3.54±0.75

−0.10 (0.921)

4.19±0.73

4.07±0.58

−1.09 (0.278)

−4.68 (<0.001)

−3.76 (<0.001)

Benefit of cancer prevention injection

4.03±0.93

3.98±0.74

−0.58 (0.564)

4.32±0.74

4.31±0.51

−0.57 (0.570)

−3.52 (<0.001)

−2.80 (0.005)

Cronbach’s α for seven items=0.78

        
  1. aReverse coding.
  2. *Mann–Whitney U test, ϯWilcoxon signed-rank test.
  3. STD, sexually transmitted disease.