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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of parents with children between the ages of 9 and 17 in São Paulo, Brazil, 2015, stratified by child eligibility for the HPV vaccine through SUS

From: A cross-sectional survey of parental attitudes towards Human papillomavirus vaccination exclusion categories in Brazil

Characteristic

Level

Overall

(N = 219)

HPV vaccine eligible

(N = 115)

HPV vaccine ineligible

(N = 104)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Gender

Female

191

87.2

97

84.4

94

90.4

Male

28

12.8

18

15.6

10

9.6

Age

25–29

32

14.6

22

19.1

10

9.6

30–34

43

19.6

24

20.9

19

18.3

35–39

63

28.8

35

30.4

28

26.9

40–44

36

16.4

14

12.2

22

21.1

45–49

27

12.3

10

8.7

17

16.4

50 or older

18

8.2

10

8.7

8

7.7

Marital statusa

Single

74

33.9

40

35.1

34

32.7

Married

144

66.1

74

64.9

70

67.3

Responsible for health-related decisions

Self

136

62.1

66

57.4

70

67.3

Spouse

10

4.6

5

4.3

5

4.8

Together

73

33.3

44

38.3

29

27.9

Number of children

1–2

109

49.8

56

48.7

53

50.9

3–4

96

43.8

51

44.3

45

43.3

5 or more

14

6.4

8

7.0

6

5.8

Age of childrenb

9–15

251

43.4

163

52.4

88

32.8

16–20

101

17.4

33

10.6

68

25.4

21 or older

80

13.8

32

10.3

48

17.9

Gender of childrenc

Female

298

51.5

205

65.9

175

65.3

Male

281

48.5

106

34.1

93

34.7

 

No.

USD

No.

USD

No.

USD

Monthly income

Median

184

$258.20

100

$236.60

84

$271.10

  1. an = 218
  2. b, cn = 579