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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2013 Aug 12;30(2):196–205. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12044

Table 3. Attitudes Towards and Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening at Baseline.

All Did not
receive Pap
test post
intervention
N=38 (%)
Received
Pap test
post
intervention
N=124 (%)
P
Fisher’s exact
test

Have you ever heard of a Pap test?

Yes 162 38 (100.0) 124 (100) -
No 0 0 0

Do you think it’s necessary to have a Pap test?

Yes 160 37 (97.4) 123 (99.2) .42
No 1 0 1 (0.8%
Don’t Know 1 1 (2.6) 0

A Pap test can find a problem even before it develops into cancer.

True 97 17 (44.7) 80 (64.5) .05
False 61 20 (52.6) 41 (33.1)
Don’t know 3 0 3 (2.4)

A Pap test is necessary even if there is no family history of cancer

True 88 16 (42.1) 72 (58.1) .15
False 73 22 (57.9) 51 (41.1)
Don’t know 0 0 1 (0.8)

Having regular Pap tests would give me peace of mind about my health

Strongly Agree 69 13 (34.2) 56 (45.2) .44
Agree 92 25 (65.8) 67 (45.0)
Don’t know 1 0 1 (0.8)

Getting a Pap test would only make me worry

Strongly Agree 9 1 (2.6) 8 (6.5) .03
Agree 42 15 (39.5) 27 (21.8)
Disagree 96 16 (42.1) 80 (64.4)
Strongly disagree 14 6 (15.8) 8 (6.5)
Don’t know 1 0 1 (0.8)

The Pap test is painful

Strongly Agree 0 0 0 .06
Agree 23 10 (26.3) 13 (10.5)
Disagree 125 24 (63.2) 101 (81.5)
Strongly disagree 10 3 (7.9) 7(5.7)
Don’t know 4 1 (2.6) 3 (2.4)

Only women who have had many partners need to get a Pap test

True 8 4 (10.5) 4 (3.2) .09
False 153 34 (89.5) 119 (95.8)
Don’t know 0 0 0

I don’t know where I could go if I wanted a Pap test

Strongly Agree 5 1 (2.6) 4 (3.2) .96
Agree 50 12 (31.6) 38 (30.6)
Disagree 99 23 (60.5) 76 (61.3)
Strongly disagree 6 2 (5.3) 4 (3.2)
Don’t know 2 0 2 (1.6)

My partner (boyfriend/husband) would not want me to have a Pap test.

Agree 8 2 (5.3) 6 (4.8) .78
Disagree 137 34 (89.5) 103 (83.1)
Strongly disagree 15 2 (5.3) 13 (10.5)
Don’t know 1 0 1 (0.8)

A Pap test is not important for a woman my age.

Strongly Agree 6 1 (2.6) 5 (4.1) .82
Agree 22 6 (15.8) 16 (12.9)
Disagree 121 30 (79.0) 91 (73.3)
Strongly disagree 11 1 (2.6) 10 (8.1)
Don’t know 2 0 2(1.6)