Tab. I.
Knowledge questions and responses of participants about HPV infection and its relation to cancer.
| Do not know | Wrong | Correct | Responses Questions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | N | % | N | |
| 52.1 | 186 | 11.2 | 40 | 36.7 | 131 | HPV infection can cause abnormal Pop smear results |
| 47.3 | 169 | 16.2 | 58 | 36.5 | 130 | It is possible that infected person has no sign and symptom |
| 51.8 | 185 | 32.2 | 115 | 16 | 57 | HPV infection resolve without treatment |
| 46.8 | 167 | 42.8 | 153 | 10.4 | 37 | HPV may not cause herpetic lesions in men and women |
| 54.6 | 195 | 5.6 | 20 | 39.8 | 142 | Some specific HPV genotypes (mostly16 and 18)can develop cervical cancer |
| 62.5 | 223 | 15.7 | 56 | 21.8 | 78 | HPV genotype that cause genital warts and cervical cancer is the same |
| 64.7 | 231 | 18.5 | 66 | 16.8 | 60 | HPV cannot cause cancer in men |