Table 2.
Relationship between cervical cancer knowledge and education level
| Cervical cancer and HPV knowledge | Education level | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 803) | Primary (n = 4621) | Secondary (n = 1498) | College (n = 178) | Total (n = 7100) | χ 2 | P | ||
| Heard about cervical cancer | Yes No |
63 740 |
1119 3502 |
771 727 |
129 49 |
2082 5018 |
751.3 | 0.000 |
| Knew the cause of cervical cancer | Yes No |
4 799 |
101 4520 |
105 1393 |
68 110 |
278 6822 |
656.0 | 0.000 |
| Knew the signs of cervical cancer | Yes No |
28 775 |
870 3751 |
729 769 |
145 43 |
1772 5328 |
1014.1 | 0.000 |
| Knew the significance of regular Pap smears | Yes No |
3 800 |
31 4590 |
18 1480 |
132 46 |
184 6916 |
3706.0 | 0.000 |
| Had regular Pap smears before | Yes No |
2 801 |
32 4589 |
23 1475 |
54 124 |
111 6989 |
989.4 | 0.000 |