Table 2.
Participants’ awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer, and information source about cervical cancer, Pap smear testing and HPV
| Questions | N |
|---|---|
| Have you ever heard of cervical cancer? | |
| No | 38.0 (8.4) |
| Yes | 414.0 (91.6) |
| Are you concerned about having/developing cervical cancer? 1 | |
| No | 90.0 (21.7) |
| A little | 66.0 (15.9) |
| Moderately | 96.0 (23.2) |
| Extremely | 162.0 (39.1) |
| Do you know the risk factors/causes of cervical cancer? | |
| No | 320.0 (77.3) |
| Yes | 94.0 (22.7) |
| Risk factors for cervical cancer cited by the respondents* | |
| Abortion | 28.0 (29.8) |
| Sexually transmitted infection | 27.0 (28.7) |
| Smoke | 21.0 (22.3) |
| Multiple partners | 19.0 (20.2) |
| Insert products/fingers into the vagina | 17.0 (18.1) |
| Sex at an early age | 14.0 (14.9) |
| Lack of hygiene | 10.0 (10.6) |
| Alcohol/Drug | 7.0 (7.5) |
| Excessive sex | 4.0 (4.3) |
| Heredity | 3.0 (3.2) |
| High parity | 2.0 (2.1) |
| Early pregnancy | 2.0 (2.1) |
| Self-perceived chance of developing cervical cancer 2 ? | |
| Non existent | 38.0 (40.4) |
| Very low | 20.0 (21.3) |
| low | 12.0 (12.8) |
| moderate | 14.0 (14.9) |
| High | 10.0 (10.6) |
| Information source about cervical cancer? | |
| Foreign media | 118.0 (28.5) |
| Gabonese media | 112.0 (27.1) |
| Medical staff | 108.0 (26.0) |
| Family/friends | 76.0 (18.4) |
| Information source about Pap smear test? | |
| Medical staff | 66.0 (52.4) |
| Foreign media | 30.0 (23.8) |
| Gabonese media | 16.0 (12.7) |
| Family/friends | 14.0 (11.1) |
| Information source about HPV? | |
| Foreign media | 26.0 (65.0) |
| Medical staff | 14.0 (35.0) |
| Gabonese media | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Family/friends | 0.0 (0.0) |
N = Number of respondents.
1Only for women who have heard about cervical cancer.
2Only for women who cited at least one risk factors of cervical cancer.
*This was an open question; the total percentage can exceed 100% because of multiple answers.
Percentage are shown in parentheses.