Table 2.

Comparison of knowledge items from pre-intervention and post-intervention surveys (n=33)

	Pre-intervention Correct, n (%)	Post-intervention Correct, n (%)	p
Many counties in Appalachian Ohio have higher rates of cervical cancer compared to the rest of the state.	31 (94)	33 (100)	0.500
Infection with HPV is rare.*	33 (100)	33 (100)	1.000
Women can complete an HPV self-test at home by themselves and return it through the mail.	24 (73)	33 (100)	0.004
HPV self-testing can help detect infection with high- risk HPV types that cause almost all cases of cervical cancer.	30 (91)	33 (100)	0.250
HPV self-testing is currently a recommended cervical cancer screening strategy for women in the United States.*	6 (18)	27 (82)	<0.001
Women who complete an HPV self-test should still receive a Pap test.	30 (91)	33 (100)	0.250

Note. Table reports the frequency and percentage of correct responses for each knowledge item. The correct response was “true” for all items except for items with superscript (*), for which the correct response was “false”. McNemar’s chi-square test was used to make comparisons and produce the reported p-values.

HPV = human papillomavirus.