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. 2019 Jan 28;12:1178633718825077. doi: 10.1177/1178633718825077

Table 2.

Number and percentage of participants correctly answering HPV-Knowledge 18 items and gender differences by item.a

HPV-K18 item (Correct response) No. (%) P-value
Female Male Total

  • 1. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection. (T)

 174 (84) 43 (88) 217 (85) .52

  • 2. There is a cure for HPV. (F)*

 108 (52) 17 (35) 125 (49) .03

  • 3. Having one type of HPV means that you cannot acquire new types. (F)*

 145 (70) 25 (51) 170 (66) .01

  • 4. There is a screening that is commonly used to test males for HPV. (F)

 16 (8) 1 (2) 17 (7) .15

  • 5. An abnormal Pap smear may indicate that a woman has HPV. (T)*

 149 (72) 24 (49) 173 (68) .00

  • 6. Most genital HPV infections do not clear up on their own. (F)

 19 (9) 5 (10) 24 (9) .80

  • 7. A person usually has symptoms when infected with HPV. (F)

 112 (54) 20 (41) 132 (52) .09

  • 8. HPV is not a very common virus. (F)*

 157 (76) 29 (59) 186 (73) .02

  • 9. HPV infection can cause genital warts. (T)

 113 (55) 23 (47) 136 (53) .34

  • 10. HPV infection can cause genital herpes. (F)

 27 (13) 5 (10) 32 (13) .59

  • 11. Certain types of HPV can lead to cervical cancer in women. (T)*

 170 (82) 28 (57) 198 (77) .00

  • 12. HPV can lay dormant in the body for years without symptoms. (T)*

 174 (84) 33 (67) 207 (81) .01

  • 13. A person’s chances of getting HPV increase with the number of sexual partners they have. (T)

 163 (79) 42 (86) 205 (80) .30

  • 14. Most people with HPV have visible signs or symptoms of the infection. (F)

 107 (52) 25 (51) 132 (52) .93

  • 15. Genital warts can cause cervical cancer. (F)

 41 (20) 11 (22) 52 (20) .68

  • 16. Condoms are not effective in preventing HPV. (F)

 115 (56) 30 (61) 145 (57) .47

  • 17. HPV can cause penile cancer. (T)

 75 (37) 15 (31) 90 (36) .49

  • 18. Nearly all sexually active men and women will contract HPV at some point. (T)

 28 (14) 9 (19) 37 (15) .36

Abbreviation: HPV, human papillomavirus.

a

Missing values are not shown in the table but are listed here by number missing: Item 6 (2), Item 12 (1), Item 13 (1), Item 17 (3), and Item 18 (2).

*

Gender difference in correct response = P < .05.