Table 2. Differences in knowledge scores and rate among women with different educational levels (n = 308) (From ANOVA and Chi-square test).
| Educational level | Total Knowledge | Risk Factors of CC | CC prevention | Clinical symptoms of CC | Benefits of screening | Understanding of positive results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | KR | Score | KR | Score | KR | Score | KR | Score | KR | Score | KR | |
| X±SD | n(%) | X±SD | n(%) | X±SD | n(%) | X±SD | n(%) | X±SD | n(%) | X±SD | n(%) | |
| Junior college or higher | 19.11±6.85 b c | 10(55.6) a b c | 3.56±1.54 a b c | 6(33.3) c | 4.00±1.82 a b c | 8(44.4) c | 4.44±2.62 a | 8(44.4) c | 2.00±1.08 a | 12(66.7) | 5.11±1.84 a | 6(33.3) |
| Senior/Technical school | 15.06±7.77 d | 6(18.8) a | 1.94±1.70 a d | 4(12.5) | 2.06±2.29 a d | 6(18.8) d | 3.50±2.59 d | 8(25.0) d | 1.44±1.34 | 18(56.3) | 6.13±1.86 d | 16(50.0) d |
| Junior high school | 14.16±7.93 b | 40(22.7) b e | 1.93±1.97 b e | 28(15.9) e | 2.01±2.11 b e | 34(19.3) e | 3.02±2.42 e | 38(21.6) e | 1.74±1.22 e | 104(59.1) | 5.45±2.47 e | 102(58.0) e |
| Primary school or illiteracy | 7.61±5.67 c d | 4(4.9) c e | 0.71±1.28 a d e | 4(4.9) c e | 0.63±1.17 a d e | 2(2.4) c d e | 1.76±1.19 a d e | 2(2.4) c d e | 1.05±1.20 a e | 36(43.9) | 3.46±2.30 a d e | 14(17.1) d e |
| p | <0.001 | <0.001* | <0.001 | 0.005* | <0.001 | <0.001* | <0.001 | <0.001* | <0.001 | 0.099 | <0.001 | - |
KR: Knowledgeable Rate;
a, indicates a statistically significance significant difference between junior college or higher and senior/technical school;
b indicates a statistically significance significant difference between junior college or higher and junior high school;
c indicates a statistically significance significant difference between junior college or higher and primary school or illiteracy;
d indicates a statistically significance significant difference between senior/technical school and primary school or illiteracy;
e represent there is a statistical significance between junior high school and primary school or illiteracy.
For ANOVA test, p <0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between subgroups; for Chi-square test, p <0.0125 indicates a statistically significant difference between subgroups.
* Fisher’s Exact Test