Table II.
Experiences, attitudes and beliefs about cervical cancer among those women participants who had heard of cervical cancer, Nunavik, 2008–2009 (n=85)
| n (%) (n=85 ) | |
|---|---|
| Do you know anybody who had cervical cancer? | |
| Yes | 27 (31.76) |
| No | 58 (68.24) |
| What increases the risk of cervical cancer?a | |
| Failure to use condoms | 11 (12.94) |
| Smoking | 12 (14.12) |
| Taking the contraceptive pill | 3 (3.53) |
| High number of sexual partners | 36 (42.35) |
| Do not know | 23 (27.06) |
| Self-perceived risk of developing cervical cancer | |
| Very low | 16 (18.82) |
| Low | 23 (27.06) |
| Average | 38 (44.71) |
| High | 8 (9.41) |
| Do you think that when cervical cancer is detected early in its course, it: | |
| Does not make any difference | 3 (3.53) |
| Increases the chance for cure | 50 (58.82) |
| Do not know | 32 (37.65) |
a
Women were allowed to choose only 1 response.