Table 5.
Comparison of perception among ever and never screened HIV-positive women for cervical cancer
S.no. | Predictor variables | Ever Screened | Never Screened | t-value | P-value | 95% CI | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
1 | Perceived susceptibility | 18.97 | 4.36 | 18.32 | 4.50 | 1.358 | 0.175 | −0.290, 1.589 |
2 | Perceived severity | 35.23 | 7.50 | 33.13 | 8.80 | 2.316 | 0.021 | 0.318, 3.886* |
3 | Perceived benefit | 24.69 | 3.65 | 23.43 | 3.57 | 3.295 | 0.001 | 0.507, 2.008* |
4 | Perceived barrier | 55.30 | 5.80 | 56.80 | 6.20 | −2.303 | 0.022 | −2.787, −0.220* |
5 | Perceived self-efficacy | 21.07 | 2.85 | 19.96 | 3.08 | 3.470 | 0.001 | 0.483, 1.747* |
6 | Perceived threat | 54.21 | 9.27 | 51.45 | 9.95 | 2.647 | 0.008 | 0.709, 4.795* |
7 | Net benefit | −30.61 | 6.36 | −33.37 | 5.45 | 4.570 | 0.000 | 1.574, 3.950* |
8 | Cues for action | 6.56 | 1.27 | 6.79 | 1.17 | −1.261 | 0.208 | −0.410, 0.089 |
*Indicates significant mean difference (P < 0.05)