Table 4.
Awareness and attitudes between two groups at one-year follow up
| Items | Control group | Intervention group | P b |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Cause for cervical cancer | |||
| HPV infection | 150 (23.1) | 298 (36.0) | < 0.001 |
| Sexually transmitted disease | 101 (15.6) | 177 (21.4) | |
| Other answersc | 398 (61.3) | 353 (42.6) | |
| Totala | 649 | 828 | |
| The transmission route of HPV | |||
| Sexual transmission | 289 (46.5) | 518 (63.8) | < 0.001 |
| Other answersd | 332 (53.5) | 294 (36.2) | |
| Totala | 621 | 812 | |
| The most effective method to prevent HPV infection | |||
| HPV vaccination | 348 (54.3) | 586 (71.4) | 0.001 |
| Other answerse | 293 (45.7) | 235 (28.6) | |
| Totala | 641 | 821 | |
| The best age to get vaccinated | |||
| Primary school and below | 153 (23.7) | 165 (20.0) | < 0.001 |
| Junior high school | 115 (17.8) | 305 (36.9) | |
| Senior high school and above | 125 (19.3) | 148 (17.9) | |
| Anytime/no answer | 253 (39.2) | 209 (25.3) | |
| Totala | 646 | 827 | |
| Are you willing to vaccinate yourself? | |||
| Yes | 438 (68.1) | 647 (78.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 205 (31.9) | 172 (21.2) | |
| Totala | 643 | 821 | |
aNumbers do not add up to 652 in the control group and to 830 in the intervention group due to some incomplete answers
bChi-squared test
cIncluding: heredity, multiple sexual partners, bacterial infection, bad health habits, smoking and other unhealthy life style, no answer
dIncluding: airborne transmission, food-borne transmission, all of the three routes
eIncluding: regular condom use, sexual onset at early age, avoiding multiple sexual partners, no answer