Table 2.
Awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer among HIV-infected women involved in the study, Ethiopia, August to September 2012.
| Variable | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ever heard about cervical cancer | ||
| Yes | 308 | 71.3 |
| No | 124 | 28.7 |
| Total | 432 | 100 |
| Source of information for cervical cancer (n = 308) | ||
| Health facility | 176 | 57.3 |
| Media | 70 | 22.8 |
| Friends | 29 | 9.4 |
| Relatives | 33 | 10.7 |
| The primary cause of cervical cancer (n = 308) | ||
| I don't know/cause unknown | 151 | 49.0 |
| Infection by a germ/virus | 122 | 39.6 |
| God's punishment | 16 | 5.2 |
| Other (related and non-related risk factors) | 19 | 6.2 |
| Women potentially at risk of developing cervical cancer (n = 308) | ||
| Women who have ever had sex are at risk | 47 | 15.3 |
| All women are at risk | 108 | 35.1 |
| Women with poor hygiene | 84 | 27.3 |
| I don't know | 69 | 22.4 |
| Is cervical cancer a sexually transmitted illness? (n = 308) | ||
| Yes | 194 | 63 |
| No | 24 | 7.8 |
| I don't know | 90 | 29.2 |
| Who is most at risk for cervical cancer? (n = 308)∗ | ||
| Women infected with HIV | 169 | 54.9 |
| Women with multiple sexual partners | 102 | 33.1 |
| Women exposed to repeated STIs | 61 | 19.8 |
| Women who have sex before 18 years of age | 42 | 13.6 |
| Women who bear too many children | 45 | 14.6 |
| A wife of a man who had multiple sexual partners | 45 | 14.6 |
| Women who had a mother or sister with cervical cancer | 11 | 3.6 |
| Don't know | 81 | 26.3 |
| Do you consider yourself at risk for cervical cancer? (n = 308) | ||
| Yes | 155 | 50.3 |
| No | 133 | 43.2 |
| I don't know | 20 | 6.5 |
∗Percent exceeds 100% as multiple answers are possible.