Characteristics of the study participants (N = 497)_
| Variables | Pre peer education | Post peer education | Z | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Percentage (%) | n | Percentage (%) | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 126 | 25.35 | / | |||
| Female | 371 | 74.65 | ||||
| Major | ||||||
| Medical | 262 | 52.72 | / | |||
| Non-medical | 235 | 47.28 | ||||
| Whether heard of cervical cancer | ||||||
| Yes | 454 | 91.35 | 497 | 100 | 6.557 | 0.000 |
| No | 43 | 8.65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whether concern your own or female relatives’ risk of developing cervical cancer | ||||||
| Yes | 207 | 58.35 | 297 | 59.76 | 5.738 | 0.000 |
| No | 290 | 41.65 | 200 | 40.24 | ||
| Whether heard of HPV vaccine | 15.716 | 0.000 | ||||
| Yes | 250 | 49.70 | 497 | 100 | ||
| No | 247 | 50.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whether received cervical cancer/HPV prevention training | 20 | 0.000 | ||||
| Yes | 59 | 11.87 | 461 | 92.76 | ||
| No | 438 | 88.13 | 36 | 7.24 | ||
| Whether received voluntarily vaccine | 4.459 | 0.000 | ||||
| Yes | 95 | 19.11 | 121 | 24.35 | ||
| No | 402 | 80.89 | 376 | 75.65 | ||
| Whether relatives or friends received HPV vaccine | 3.78 | 0.000 | ||||
| Yes | 121 | 24.35 | 141 | 28.37 | ||
| No | 376 | 75.65 | 356 | 71.36 | ||
| Whether yourself received HPV vaccine | 2.828 | 0.005 | ||||
| Yes | 14 | 2.82 | 26 | 5.23 | ||
| No | 483 | 97.18 | 471 | 94.77 | ||
Correlation analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to prevention of HPV infection among college students (N = 497)_
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Knowledge score before peer education | 1 | |||||
| 2. Attitude score before peer education | 0.163** | 1 | ||||
| 3. Practice score before peer education | 0.153** | 0.088* | 1 | |||
| 4. Knowledge score after peer education | -0.051 | -0.051 | 0.137** | 1 | ||
| 5. Attitude score after peer education | -0.043 | -0.042 | -0.01 | 0.204** | 1 | |
| 6. Practice score after peer education | -0.127** | -0.007 | -0.094* | 0.184** | 0.223** | 1 |
Analysis of the correlation between knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to prevention of HPV infection among college students before and after peer education (N = 497) (χ ± SD)_
| Variables | Before peer education | After peer education | t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge score | 7.181 ± 1.595 | 8.875 ± 1.444 | 17.122 | 0.000 |
| Medical major (n = 262) | 7.317 ± 1.374 | 9.198 ± 1.339 | ||
| Non-medical major (n = 235) | 7.030 ± 1.801 | 8.515 ± 1.471 | ||
| t | 2.009 | 5.417 | ||
| P | 0.045 | 0.000 | ||
| Attitude score | 15.256 ± 2.655 | 15.815 ± 3.239 | 2.918 | 0.004 |
| Medical major (n = 262) | 15.302 ± 2.618 | 16.015 ± 3.149 | ||
| Non-medical major (n = 235) | 15.204 ± 2.700 | 15.591 ± 3.329 | ||
| t | 0.407 | 1.458 | ||
| P | 0.684 | 0.145 | ||
| Practice score | 19.161 ± 3.130 | 20.157 ± 3.148 | 5.254 | 0.000 |
| Medical major (n = 262) | 19.282 ± 3.019 | 20.225 ± 3.027 | ||
| Non-medical major (n = 235) | 19.026 ± 3.250 | 20.081 ± 3.281 | ||
| t | 0.913 | 0.510 | ||
| P | 0.361 | 0.610 | ||
| Total score of knowledge, attitudes, and practice | 41.598 ± 875 | 44.847 ± 5.532 | 9.796 | 0.000 |
| Medical major (n = 262) | 41.901 ± 4.779 | 45.439 ± 5.434 | ||
| Non-medical major (n = 235) | 41.260 ± 4.969 | 44.187 ± 5.578 | ||
| t | 1.466 | 2.532 | ||
| P | 0.143 | 0.012 |