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Table 2 Characteristics of Somali women who have participated in individual interviews

From: “A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer

N

Young Somali woman/Somali mother

Country of birth

Age

Age at migration

Education level

Intention to/do not accept/reject/Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinationa

Intention to/do not accept/reject/Papanicolaou Screening (Pap smears)

1

Somali mother

Somalia

46

31

Middle-level applied education

Accept

Accept

2

Somali mother

Somalia

43

30

Middle-level applied education

Reject

Accept

3

Somali mother

Somalia

30

19

No education

Reject

Reject, but would accept now

4

Young Somali woman

Somalia

18

Under five

University of applied science

Reject

Not applicable

5

Young Somali woman

Somalia

21

Under one

University of applied science

Not invited, but would accept

Not applicable

6

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

18

Not applicable

University of applied science

Reject

Not applicable

7

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

21

Not applicable

University of applied science

Not invited, but would accept now (and reject in the past)

Not applicable

8

Somali mother

Somalia

32

28

No education

Accept. However, daughters are below the age of 12

Reject, but would accept now

9

Somali mother

Somalia

33

31

No education

Accept. However, daughters are below the age of 12

Reject, because pregnant. Participant would accept now

10

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

21

Not applicable

University of applied science

Not invited. Unknown whether participant would accept or reject

Not applicable

11

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

21

Not applicable

University

Not invited. Unknown whether participant would accept or reject

Not applicable

12

Young Somali woman

Egypt

20

Not applicable

Middle-level applied education

Not invited, but would reject

Not applicable

13

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

18

Not applicable

University of applied science

Rejected by mother. Participant would accept the vaccine now

Not applicable, but would reject Pap smears

14

Young Somali woman

Somalia

21

Four

University

Participant lost the invitation letter. Participant would reject the vaccine now

Not applicable

15

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

18

Not applicable

University of applied science

Accept. However, participant received 2 injections. According to her, she completed the HPV vaccination series

Not applicable

16

Young Somali woman

Saudi Arabia

20

Not applicable

Middle-level applied education

Participant does not know whether she received the invitation letter. Participant would reject the vaccine

Not applicable

17

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

19

Not applicable

Middle-level applied education

Reject

Not applicable

18

Young Somali woman

Syria

19

Not applicable

Middle-level applied education

Rejected by mother, but would accept the vaccine now and in the past

Not applicable

19

Young Somali woman

The Netherlands

19

Not applicable

University

Reject

Not applicable

20

Somali mother

Somalia

35

30

No education

Does not remember an invitation, but would accept the vaccine

Did not receive an invitation, but would accept

  1. aThe Somali mothers were questioned about their daughters’ HPV testing status, while the young Somali women were asked about their own HPV testing status