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. 2012 Jul 31;7(7):e40619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040619

Table 4. Comparison of awareness according to educational level.

Clubs Non clinical (control) Clinical (test) P value
frequency % frequency %
Awareness regarding
1. preventable nature of cervical cancer 278 81.5 246 88.8 0.012*
2. etiology of cervical cancer 282 82.7 269 97.1 <0.001*
3. availability of vaccine 245 71.8 222 80.1 0.017*
4. target population for vaccination 227 66.6 199 71.8 0.159
5. need to vaccinate men 69 20.2 87 31.4 0.005*
6. catch up program 282 82.7 227 81.9 0.808
7. vaccine dosage 128 37.5 121 43.7 0.121
8. protective efficacy 239 70.1 233 84.1 <0.001*

Three forty one (55.2%) had recently joined medical school, were studying preclinical subjects with bare minimum exposure to patients and clinical teaching. This group served as control group for our study to evaluate the contribution of medical education, in practical issues like cervical cancer prevention.