Table 2.
Description of knowledge and practice in cervical cancer (n = 401).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| knowledge of cervical cancer | ||
| Yes | 205 | 51.1 |
| Knowledge of symptoms | ||
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding (between periods, after sex, postmenopausal) | ||
| Yes | 158 | 39.6 |
| Vaginal discharge | ||
| Yes | 71 | 82.3 |
| Pain (painful sex, pelvic pain, dysuria) | ||
| Yes | 102 | 25.7 |
| Knowledge of causes | ||
| Yes | 39 | 9.7 |
| Knowledge of transmission mode | ||
| Yes | 104 | 25.9 |
| Knowledge of screening program | ||
| Yes | 194 | 48.4 |
| Knowledge of HPV vaccine | ||
| Yes | 45 | 11.2 |
| Knowledge of treatment | ||
| Yes | 267 | 66.5 |
| History of pap smear | ||
| Never | 236 | 58.9 |
| More than 3 years | 105 | 26.1 |
| During last 3 years | 60 | 15 |
| Practice of gynecological examination during last 3 years | ||
| Yes | 177 | 44.1 |
| Practice of screening test by visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) | ||
| Yes | 72 | 18 |