Table 2.
Pre- and Post-test Percent Correct Responses for Total, General, and Ovarian Cancer Knowledge by Question and Hearing Status
| Survey question (correct answer) | Total correct responses (%) | |||||
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| Deaf (n = 55) | Hearing (n = 52) | |||||
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| General Cancer Knowledge | Pre | Post | p | Pre | Post | p |
| 1 Cancer is a disease where abnormal cells start to grow and rapidly spread (True) |
47 (86%) | 53 (96%) | <.05 | 45 (87%) | 50 (100%) | <.05 |
| 2 More women die from ovarian cancer than any other cancer (False) |
29 (53%) | 38 (69%) | NS | 33 (64%) | 51 (98%) | <.001 |
| 3 A benign tumor is not cancer (True) | 42 (76%) | 45 (82%) | NS | 49 (92%) | 50 (100%) | <.05 |
| 4 Tumor cells can break away from a malignant tumor and move to other parts of the body (True) |
44 (80%) | 53 (96%) | <.05 | 49 (94%) | 50 (100%) | NS |
| 5 Benign tumors do not usually need to be removed (False)
Total General (out of 5) |
32 (58%) 3.5 (70%) |
25 (56%) 3.9 (78%) |
NS <.05 |
33 (64%) 4.0 (80%) |
43 (83%) 4.8 (96%) |
<.05 <.001 |
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| Ovarian Cancer Knowledge | ||||||
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| 1 Most treatments for ovarian cancer make it possible for women to have children in the future (False) |
27 (49%) | 43 (78%) | <.05 | 18 (35%) | 45 (87%) | <.001 |
| 2 Women who reach menopause before age 50 are more likely to get ovarian cancer (False) |
41 (75%) | 31 (56%) | <.05 | 30 (58%) | 38 (73%) | NS |
| 3 Never having children increases a woman’s risk for ovarian cancer (True) |
30 (55%) | 50 (91%) | <.001 | 37 (71%) | 49 (94%) | <.05 |
| 4 Breastfeeding decreases a woman’s risk for ovarian cancer. (True) |
34 (62%) | 40 (73%) | NS | 37 (71%) | 48 (92%) | <.05 |
| 5 Loss of appetite can be a symptom of ovarian cancer. (True) | 33 (60%) | 52 (95%) | <.001 | 28 (54%) | 50 (100%) | <.001 |
| 6 Weight gain can be a symptom of ovarian cancer. (True) | 18 (33%) | 51 (93%) | <.001 | 34 (65%) | 47 (90%) | <.05 |
| 7 Ovarian cancer does not cause irregular menstrual periods (False) |
38 (69%) | 38 (69%) | NS | 37 (71%) | 42 (81%) | NS |
| 8 Other medical conditions can cause symptoms similar to ovarian cancer (True) |
37 (67%) | 41 (75%) | NS | 51 (98%) | 50 (100%) | NS |
| 9 There are several good tests to help find ovarian cancer early (False) |
10 (18%) | 15 (27%) | NS | 26 (50%) | 38 (73%) | <0.05 |
| 10 CA-125 is a reliable and recommended screening method for ovarian cancer (False) |
12 (22%) | 14 (26%) | NS | 12 (23%) | 41 (79%) | <.001 |
| 11 Beginning at age 21, you should have a pelvic exam once every two years (False) |
19 (35%) | 19 (35%) | NS | 14 (27%) | 23 (44%) | <.05 |
| 12 A vaginal ultrasound is a painful procedure (False) | 43 (78%) | 44 (80%) | NS | 51 (98%) | 50 (96%) | NS |
| 13 A biopsy can remove some cells from the ovary to see if they are cancer cells (True) |
50 (92%) | 53 (96%) | NS | 51 (98%) | 50 (100%) | NS |
| 14 A special way of delivering chemotherapy has been developed for ovarian cancer (True) |
34 (62%) | 44 (80%) | <.05 | 32 (62%) | 47 (90%) | <.05 |
| 15 Ovarian cancer chemotherapy kills only cancer cells (False) | 18 (33%) | 24 (44%) | NS | 40 (77%) | 50 (96%) | <.05 |
| 16 Ovarian cancer chemotherapy can cause hair loss (True) | 50 (91%) | 54 (98%) | NS | 46 (89%) | 50 (100%) | <.05 |
| 17 Most ovarian cancers require radiation therapy (False) | 15 (28%) | 35 (64%) | <.001 | 24 (46%) | 48 (92%) | <.001 |
| 18 Most ovarian cancers occur in women ages 35−50 (False) | 23 (42%) | 44 (80%) | <.001 | 26 (50%) | 50 (100%) | <.001 |
| 19 A personal history of breast cancer increases your risk of getting ovarian cancer. (True) |
37 (67%) | 49 (89%) | <.05 | 23 (44%) | 51 (98%) | <.001 |
| 20 Having a mother, sister or daughter with ovarian cancer does not increase your risk of getting ovarian cancer (False) |
51 (93%) | 52 (95%) | NS | 46 (89%) | 50 (100%) | <.05 |
| 21 Using birth control pills can decrease your risk of getting ovarian cancer (True) |
12 (22%) | 41 (75%) | <.001 | 14 (27%) | 45 (87%) | <.001 |
| 22 Symptoms of ovarian cancer vary depending on the size and location of the tumor (True) |
46 (84%) | 47 (86%) | NS | 48 (92%) | 40 (77%) | <.05 |
| 23 A vaginal ultrasound test can tell if an ovarian tumor is cancer (False) |
27 (49%) | 18 (33%) | <.05 | 46 (90%) | 41 (79%) | NS |
| 24 The best way to screen for ovarian cancer is the yearly pelvic exam (True) |
50 (91%) | 50 (91%) | NS | 36 (69%) | 50 (100%) | <.001 |
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| Total Ovarian (out of 24) | 13.7 (57%) | 17.3 (72%) | <.001 | 15.5 (65%) | 21.3 (89%) | <.001 |
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| Total Cancer Knowledge (out of 29) | 17.3 (60%) | 21.2 (73%) | <.001 | 19.5 (67%) | 26.1 (90%) | <.001 |