Table 3.

Experience and Knowledge of the Included Participants Towards Cervical Cancer Screening, HPV Vaccine and Pap Test in Relation to Their Perceived Risk (N=506)

Items	Responses: no.(%)
	Below average (n=253)	Average (n=162)	Above average (n=91)	Total	P value*
1- Ability to know early signs and symptoms of cervical cancer
Excellent	4 (1.6)	2 (1.2)	4 (4.4)	10 (2.0)	0.689
Good	70 (27.7)	45 (27.8)	24 (26.4)	139 (27.5)
Not sure	153 (60.5)	100 (61.7)	56 (61.5)	309 (61.1)
Do not know	26 (10.3)	15 (9.3)	7 (7.7)	48 (9.5)
2- Aware about cervical cancer screening program
Yes	68 (26.9)	40 (24.7)	27 (29.7)	135 (26.7)	0.022
No	93 (36.8)	83 (51.2)	32 (35.2)	208 (41.1)
Do not know	92 (36.4)	39 (24.1)	32 (35.2)	163 (32.2)
3- Appropriate age for screening
Do not know	168 (66.4)	122 (75.3)	64 (70.3)	354 (70.0)	0.079
15-<20	7 (2.8)	3 (1.9)	0	10 (2.0)
20-<30	12 (4.7)	3 (1.9)	0	15 (2.9)
30- 35	27 (10.7)	12 (7.4)	4 (4.4)	43 (8.5)
40 or more years	21 (8.3)	22 (13.6)	23 (25.3)	66 (13.0)
4- Vaccine for cervical cancer
Yes	19 (7.5)	17 (10.5)	12 (13.2)	48 (9.5)	0.003
No	140 (55.3)	97 (59.9)	65 (71.4)	302 (59.7)
Do not know	94 (37.2)	48 (29.6)	14 (15.4)	156 (30.8)
5- Age at vaccination
Do not know	232 (91.7)	145 (89.5)	79 (86.8)	456 (90.1)	0.081
<20	4 (1.6)	2 (1.2)	0	6 (1.2)
20 to 30 years	6 (2.4)	6 (3.7)	3 (3.3)	15 (2.9)
> 30 years	10 (4.0)	9 (5.6)	9 (9.9)	28 (5.5)
6- Pap test is the chief test used for screening
Do not know	36 (14.2)	27 (16.7)	32 (35.2)	95 (18.8)	0.001
Not sure	35 (13.8)	12 (7.4)	0	47 (9.3)
Yes	18 (71.9)	123 (75.9)	59 (64.8)	364 (71.9)
7- Ever having a Pap smear
Yes	26 (10.3)	25 (15.4)	23 (25.3)	74 (14.6)	0.002

^*Chi-Square test