Table 1

Most prevalent non-majority ethnicity and ethnicity-related factors for each school and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake

Mean uptake
N (%)*Dose 1% (SD)p ValueDose 2% (SD)p ValueDose 3% (SD)p Value
Most prevalent non-white British ethnicity0.1720.1950.274
 Other white115 (59.0)71.4 (17.6)69.3 (17.9)64.8 (19.9)
 African25 (12.8)72.7 (19.7)70.4 (21.3)65.6 (24.8)
 Indian20 (10.3)77.3 (8.3)75.4 (8.8)72.1 (11.3)
 Bangladeshi10 (5.1)84.2 (8.9)83.0 (10.1)76.8 (9.1)
 Caribbean12 (6.2)72.5 (16.7)67.7 (26.3)60.8 (25.4)
 Other Asian9 (4.6)78.3 (12.1)73.2 (9.4)69.3 (11.7)
 Pakistani†3 (1.5)69.5 (10.4)67.6 (11.3)63.8 (14.6)
 Arab†1 (0.5)88.378.373.3
Most prevalent non-English language‡0.2350.2580.809
 Other European97 (50.5)71.6 (17.5)68.9 (19.1)65.3 (19.9)
 South Asian68 (35.4)77.2 (13.3)75.0 (14.3)68.8 (18.9)
 East Asian9 (4.7)68.7 (13.3)67.7 (12.4)63.6 (10.7)
 Arabic6 (3.1)74.6 (12.4)69.0 (10.4)63.4 (13.7)
 Turkish6 (3.1)74.0 (31.8)72.8 (31.5)67.1 (34.4)
 African†3 (1.6)63.2 (26.4)62.7 (25.8)56.2 (34.3)
 West/Central Asian†2 (1.0)54.9 (31.7)52.9 (30.7)52.9 (30.7)
 French†1 (0.5)75.075.075.0
Most prevalent non-Christian religion0.0990.2040.531
 No religion140 (71.8)74.0 (15.4)71.6 (17.0)66.9 (18.5)
 Muslim43 (22.1)73.1 (18.3)70.2 (18.9)66.0 (21.7)
 Jewish9 (4.6)61.7 (24.6)60.8 (24.4)59.2 (27.4)
 Hindu†2 (1.0)71.3 (6.5)68.7 (2.8)54.2 (16.0)
 Sikh†1 (0.5)83.381.778.3
Most prevalent level of proficiency in English for non-native English speakers‡0.5870.8770.804
 Can speak English very well140 (72.5)73.9 (15.7)71.2 (17.0)66.2 (18.7)
 Can speak English well53 (27.5)72.5 (18.4)70.7 (19.2)67.0 (21.9)
Most prevalent length of residence in the UK for non-UK born residents (years)†
 <22 (1.0)86.7 (3.1)75.9 (7.9)74.1 (10.3)
 >5<101 (0.5)55.655.637.0
 ≥10192 (98.5)73.2 (16.6)70.8 (17.7)66.3 (19.6)
  • *Number of schools providing data for at least one dose.

  • †Variables not included in the analysis of variance (ANOVA) due to small group sizes (<5).

  • ‡N≠195 due to missing data.