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