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Perceived Cervical Cancer Risk vs. Risk Calculated from Risk Factors (n=557)
| Perception of own risk compared to other women you know: | Risk status estimated from health and sexual history and smoking status* Number of respondents (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Low-Risk | High-Risk | |
| Do not know | 5(4%) | 20(5%) |
| Lower | 44(38%) | 88(20%) |
| About the same | 61(52%) | 237(54%) |
| Higher | 7(6%) | 95(22%) |
| Total | 117 | 440 |
Chi-square test for overall independence: p=0.0001.
