Table 2.
Frequency of responses to questions in the questionnaire in 2008 and 2009: Students' knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer
| |
2008 |
2009 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Q1: HPV is sexually transmitted between males and females: |
|
|
|
|
| True |
96 (96) |
100 (50) |
92 (105) |
86 (86) |
| False |
4 (4) |
0 |
8 (9) |
13 (13)* |
| Q2: What percentage of cervical cancers do you think HPV is responsible for? |
|
|
|
|
| <20% |
6 (6) |
4 (2) |
3 (3) |
10 (10)* |
| 20-80% |
50 (50) |
50 (25) |
58 (66) |
54 (54) |
| 80-100% |
44 (44) |
46 (23) |
39 (45) |
35 (35)* |
| Q3: There are at least 15 types of HPV that can cause cancer. How many of these types do you think the HPV vaccine protects against? |
|
|
|
|
| 0-5 HPVs |
50 (50) |
52 (26) |
73 (83)* |
51 (50) |
| 5-10 HPVs |
36 (36) |
30 (15) |
24 (27)* |
39 (39) |
| 10-15 HPVs | 14 (14) | 18 (9) | 3 (4)* | 10 (10) |
*= p-value <0.05: significant difference between 2008 and 2009 between the same gender.