Table 1.

Baseline Perceptions, % Correct.

Statement	Maasai (n = 17)	Non-Maasai (n = 15)	HCWs (n = 34)
1. Cervical cancer is a problem for women living in Tanzania.	76.5	93.3	85.3
2. There is a cervical cancer vaccine.	41.2	80	94.1
3. Men and women can both develop cervical cancer.	29.4	33.3	67.6
4. Cervical cancer can be prevented.	35.3	86.7	100
5. Girls who receive the HPV vaccine are less likely to get cervical cancer when they are older.	23.5	53.3	82.4
6. I will feel sick if I have early changes on my cervix.	76.5	40	50
7. Cervical cancer screening and treatment can cause infertility.	64.7	53.3	76.5
8. The only reason to go to the doctor is when I’m sick.	5.8	53.3	55.9
9. Most people have HPV.	5.8	66.7	47.1
10. I will feel sick if I have HPV.	41.2	26.7	32.4
11. One treatment of cryotherapy is very effective in bringing my cervix back to health.	29.4	93.3	35.3
12. If my cervix is healthy, I do not need to be screened again.	70.6	46.7	85.3
13. I can screen for cervical cancer at home.	94.1	86.7	82.4
14. If I have HIV, I will need cervical cancer screening every year.	35.3	66.7	67.6

HCWs = health care workers.