Table 3.

Awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer prevention (CCP) and treatment among HIV-infected women involved in the study, Ethiopia, August to September 2012.

Variable	Number (N = 308)	%
Is cervical cancer an avoidable/preventive health problem?
Yes	232	75.3
No	29	9.4
I don't know	47	15.3
Is cervical cancer a treatable health problem?
Yes	204	66.2
No	34	11.0
I don't know	70	22.7
Can cervical cancer be prevented through routine screening and precancerous lesion treatment?
Yes, agree	263	85.4
No, disagree	45	14.6
When should a woman seek care related to cervical cancer?
Once she is sexually active, she should be scheduled for screening	96	31.2
She needs to visit a health care facility only if she has a sign or symptom in her reproductive organs	133	43.2
I have no idea	79	25.6
What treatment do you know for women diagnosed with cervical cancer?∗
Surgery	28	9.1
Chemotherapy/radiation	61	19.8
No treatment, just waiting for death	19	6.2
I don't know	205	66.6
What treatment do you know for women diagnosed with precancerous lesion?
Cryotherapy (treatment applied on the cervix that kills the cancer cell)	9	2.9
No treatment, just waiting for death	13	4.2
Others (counseling, vaccination, etc.)	12	3.9
I don't know	274	89.0
What do you think is the reason that some women don't want to get screened?∗
Fear of test result	135	43.8
Lack of information on cervical cancer and available preventive service	180	58.4
People are shy to talk about this type of issue	97	31.5
Many feel that they are healthy (low risk perception)	86	27.9
Because of rumors and myths about the test and treatment	49	15.9
Afraid of exposing their reproductive organ for examination and unwilling to receive care from male providers	40	13.0
Women don't have enough money to travel to the service	38	12.3

^∗Multiple answers are possible.