Table 2.
Knowledge about prevention, treatment and screening modalities of cervical cancer of female under graduate students of Aksum University, College of Health Science, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 344)
| Knowledge variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention methods | Avoiding multiple sexual partners prevent cervical | 140 (40.7) |
| Avoiding early sexual intercourse | 88 (25.6) | |
| Quitting smoking prevent cervical cancer | 24 (7.0) | |
| Vaccination HPV prevent cervical cancer | 56 (16.3) | |
| Don’t know | 36 (10.5) | |
| Know cancer of cervix can be treated | Yes | 273 (79.4) |
| No | 71 (20.6) | |
| Treatment type | Herbal remedies | 44 (12.8) |
| Specific drug given by hospital | 98 (28.5) | |
| Surgery | 126 (36.6) | |
| Radiotherapy | 62 (18) | |
| Don’t know | 14 (4.1) | |
| How expensive do you think is treatment cervical cancer | Free of charge | 130 (37.8) |
| Reasonable price | 25 (7.3) | |
| Moderately expensive | 23 (6.7) | |
| Very expensive | 49 (14.2) | |
| Do not know | 117 (34) | |
| Frequency of screening | Once a year | 123 (35.8) |
| Every three year | 105 (30.5) | |
| Do not know | 116 (33.7) | |
| Who should be screened | Women of > 25 years | 188 (54.7) |
| Prostitutes | 91 (26.5) | |
| Elderly women | 65 (18.9) | |
| Procedures used in cervical cancer screening | VIA | 182 (52.8) |
| Pap smear | 44 (13.7) | |
| Biopsy | 67 (19.5) | |
| Do not know | 48 (14) |