Table 3.
Perceptions of the threat of cervical cancer of women given different results of cervical smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) tests. Values are means (SEs) unless otherwise stated
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| Perception | Normal results (n=366) | HPV negative (n=331) | Not HPV tested (n=143) | HPV positive (n=536) | F (P value) |
| Perceived severity (2 seven-point scales) | 12.4 (0.1)* | 12.3 (0.1)* | 12.1 (0.2)* | 12.3 (0.1)* | 1.13 (0.334) |
| Perceived risk (seven-point scale) | 3.7 (0.1)* | 3.9 (0.1)* | 4.1 (0.1)* | 4.4 (0.1)† | 25.51 (<0.0001) |
| % (No) unsure what HPV is | 54 (199) | 38 (125) | 62 (89) | 25 (133) | — |
| Perceived importance of HPV in the development of cervical cancer (by women who knew what HPV is) | 5.9 (0.1)* | 5.9 (0.1)* | 5.3 (0.3)† | 5.8 (0.1)* | 3.42 (0.017) |
Means with the same symbols do not differ (P>0.05) by Tukey post hoc tests. Means with different symbols in a given row differed significantly.