Table 2.
Knowledge of GPs about cervical cancer disease and prevention, Burundi 2015
| Items studied | Topics | Question theme | Total score N = 131 (%) | Score (>70%) by topic | Score of knowledge (>70%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge on cervical cancer disease | Epidemiology | Knew the 2 Most frequent cancer in women ǂ | 118(90.1) | 84 (64.1%) | 100 (76.3%) |
| Knew the 2 Most deadly cancer in womenǂǂ | 99 (75.6) | ||||
| Knew the most affected age group(40-64 years) | 90 (68.7) | ||||
| Risk factors | Knew that HPV is a STI | 115 (87.8) | 90 (68.7%) | ||
| Knew early sexual debut(<17 years) is a risk factor(RF) | 129 (98.5) | ||||
| Knew that many sexual partners is a RF | 129 (98.5) | ||||
| Knew that HPV infection is a risk factor | 127 (96.5) | ||||
| Knew that multiparity is a risk factor | 66 (50.4) | ||||
| Knew that smoking is a risk factor | 65 (49.6) | ||||
| Knew that HPV is present in most CC cases | 117 (89.3) | ||||
| Knew that HPV can cause condyloma | 113 (86.3) | ||||
| Knew the 2 important oncogenic HPV(16–18 types) | 19 (14.5) | ||||
| Knowledge on cervical cancer prevention | Prevention methods | Knew that cervical cancer is preventable | 127 (97.2) | 64 (50.4%) | 11 (8.4%) |
| Aware that vaccine is a preventive method | 70 (55.1)* | ||||
| Aware that screening is a preventive method | 117 (92.1)* | ||||
| Aware that treatment of CIN is a preventive method | 113 (89)* | ||||
| Knew that LEEP is a treatment method for CIN | 85 (64.9) | ||||
| Knew cryotherapy is a treatment method for CIN | 63 (48.1) | ||||
| Screening | Aware pap smear is a screening method | 126 (96.2) | 18 (13.7%) | ||
| Aware VIA is a screening method | 20 (15.3) | ||||
| Aware VILI is a screening method | 41 (31.3) | ||||
| Aware HPV test is a screening method | 108 (82.4) | ||||
| Knew age to start cervical cancer screening | 20 (15.3) | ||||
| Vaccination | Aware of existence of HPV vaccine | 86 (65.6) | 1 (0.8%) | ||
| Knew target group for HPV vaccine | 90 (68.7) | ||||
| Knew target group chosen by Burundi | 14 (10.7) | ||||
| Knew names of commercially available vaccines | 6 (4.6) | ||||
| Knew required doses to complete HPV vaccination | 4 (3.1) | ||||
| Knew timeline of HPV vaccination | 1 (0.8) |
*N = 127, ǂ: Cervical cancer and breast cancer; ǂǂ: Cervical cancer and breast cancer