Table 3.

Knowledge and practice of participants regarding the cervical screening test (n = 450)

	Number	Percent
Do you know about the Pap test
Yes	219	48.7
No	231	51.3
If the answer to the previous question was “yes”, please answer the following question (n = 219) The source of information for the Pap smear test
Health professional	131	59.8
Family	17	7.8
Media	52	23.7
Other (friends, neighbors, etc.,)	19	8.7
The Pap smear test is the primary test used for cervical cancer screening
Yes	110	50.2
No	25	11.4
I don’t know	84	38.4
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women
Yes	63	28.8
No	66	30.1
I don’t know	90	41.1
Did you undergo a Pap test?(excluded single women n = 392)
Yes	101	26
No	291	74
Appropriate age for screening for married women
I don’t know	149	33.1
15–20	41	9.2
21–29	51	11.4
30–40	192	42.6
41–50	17	3.7
Mean ± SD	31.8 ± 7.8
Range (Min. – Max.)	15.0–50

SD standard deviation, Min minimum, Max maximum