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Awareness, sources of information, and knowledge of frequency of the Papanicolaou smear test (n=370)
| Variables | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
| Awareness of the Pap smear test | |
| Yes | 156 (42.2) |
| No | 214 (57.8) |
| Sources of information# | |
| Media | 93 (25.1) |
| Clinic | 47 (12.7) |
| Family | 10 (2.7) |
| Friend | 21 (5.7) |
| Others | 10 (2.7) |
| Knowledge of frequency of the Pap test (n=156) | |
| Yes | 122 (78.2) |
| No | 6 (3.8) |
| I don’t know | 28 (18.0) |
| Uptake of Pap smear test | |
| Yes | 31 (8.4) |
| No | 339 (91.6) |
#Multiple response. Pap – Papanicolaou
