Table 3.
Knowledge and attitudes toward the Pap smear test
| Questions | N |
|---|---|
| Have you ever heard about Pap smear test? | |
| No | 326 (72.1) |
| Yes | 126 (27.9) |
| We use pap smear test*: | |
| To prevent cervical cancer | 108 (85.7) |
| To prevent infection in genital tract of women | 34 (27.0) |
| To prevent sexual transmitted infection in general | 6 (4.8) |
| Undergone a pap smear test: | |
| No | 44 (34.9) |
| Yes | 82 (65.1) |
| How many times? | |
| At one time | 40 (48.8) |
| 2-3 times | 34 (41.5) |
| >3times | 8 (9.8) |
| Motivation to undergone a pap smear test: | |
| On demand of doctor | 56 (68.3) |
| By yourself | 12 (14.6) |
| Both | 14 (17.1) |
| Feel pain during Pap smear test? | |
| Yes | 28 (34.1) |
| No | 54 (65.9) |
| Feel embarrassed? | |
| Yes | 50 (61.0) |
| No | 32 (39.0) |
| Normal frequency for doing pap smear test: | |
| Every year | 64 (78.1) |
| Every 2-3years | 18 (21.9) |
| Reasons for not making pap smear test: | |
| negligence | 22 (50.0) |
| I don’t have the financial resources | 6 (13.6) |
| I think it is not important | 6 (13.6) |
| I am afraid to discover a grave disease | 6 (13.6) |
| I am afraid of pain | 4 (9.1) |
N = Number of respondents.
Percentage are shown in parentheses.
*Can exceed 100% because of multiple answers.