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Table 1 Socio demographic and sexual characteristics of the respondents (Students) (n = 44)

From: Acceptability of study procedures (self-collected introital swabs, blood draws and stool sample collection) by students 10–16 years for an HPV vaccine effectiveness study: a pilot study

Variable

Distribution (%)

Age (years)

 <12

5 (11.3)

 ≥12

39 (88.7)

Religion

 Catholic

24 (54.5)

 Anglican

20 (45.5)

Sexual encounter

 Yes

6 (13.6)

 No

38 (86.4)

Helminths

 Yes

5 (11.3)

 No

39 (88.7)

  1. The table shows the socio-demographics of the 44 students
  2. Most of the students were above 12 years of age. About 6/44 (13 %) self reported initiating sexual activity. They were all of unknown HIV serostatus and about 5/44 (11.3 %) had evidence of helminths infection
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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