Table 1 Attitudes toward HPV vaccination in France, 2016 (cluster analysis, N = 2,168)

Have heard of the HPV vaccine:

64.8

100 

88.2 

0.5

49.4

<0.0001

-Yes

35.1 

0

0

99.5 

50.6 

- No

HPV infections are severe:

93.8 

95.5 

92.9 

95.9 

77.6 

<0.0001

-

5

4.5

7.1 

4.1

4.6

-Absolutely/Somewhat   

1.2  

0 

0

0 

17.7 

-Not really/Not at all

-Don't know

HPV infections are frequent:

65.1 

79.3 

46.1 

67.4 

35.9 

<0.0001

-

32 

20.5 

53.8 

32.1 

24.5 

-Absolutely/Somewhat

2.9 

0.1 

0.1 

0.5 

39.5 

-Not really/Not at all

-Don't know

The HPV vaccine is effective:

72.3 

97.7 

23.5 

86.3 

30.4 

<0.0001

-

24 

2.3 

76.2 

13.7 

15.9 

-Absolutely/Somewhat

3.7 

0 

0.3 

0 

53.7 

-Not really/Not at all

-Don't know

The HPV vaccine may cause side effects:

54 

37.7 

94.2 

49.4 

31.1 

<0.0001

-

42 

61.1 

5.8 

49.7 

14.6 

-Absolutely/Somewhat

4.4 

1.2 

0 

0.9 

54.3

-Not really/Not at all

-Don't know