Table 3.
Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Cervical Cancer (n=255)
| Characteristics | n(%) |
|---|---|
| Ever heard of cervical cancer | |
| Yes | 169 (66.3) |
| No | 86 (33.7) |
| Sources of information | |
| Family/friends | 22 (13.0) |
| Family doctor/GP | 2 (1.2) |
| OBGYN doctor | 11 (6.5) |
| Nurse | 1 (0.6) |
| Media | 133 (78.7) |
| Knowledge about risk factors for cervical cancer | |
| 1.Early marriage | |
| Yes | 49 (19.2) |
| no | 50 (19.6) |
| Don’t know | 156 (61.2) |
| 2.Marrying more than one husband during reproductive age | |
| Yes | 47 (18.4) |
| No | 32 (12.5) |
| Don’t know | 176 (69.1) |
| 3.Close multiple pregnancies | |
| Yes | 49 (19.2) |
| No | 50 (19.6) |
| Don’t know | 156 (61.2) |
| 4.Smoking | |
| Yes | 98 (38.4) |
| No | 22 (8.6) |
| Don’t know | 135 (52.9) |
| 5.Nutritional habits | |
| Yes | 64 (25.1) |
| No | 46 (18.0) |
| Don’t know | 145 (56.9) |
| 6.Too many children | |
| Yes | 44 (17.3) |
| No | 62 (24.3) |
| Don’t know | 149 (58.4) |
| 7.Poor hygiene | |
| Yes | 108 (42.4) |
| No | 17 (6.7) |
| Don’t know | 130 (51.0) |
| 8.Low socioeconomic level | |
| Yes | 46 (18.0) |
| No | 50 (19.6) |
| Don’t know | 159 (62.4) |
| 9.Vaginal inflammation | |
| Yes | 134 (52.5) |
| No | 3 (1.2) |
| Don’t know | 118 (46.3) |
| Number of risk factors recognized | |
| 0 | 87 (34.1) |
| 1-2 | 59 (23.1) |
| 3-4 | 58 (22.7) |
| > 4 | 51 (20.0) |
| Direct cause of the cervical cancer | |
| HIV | 1 (0.4) |
| HPV | 0 (0.0) |
| Chlamydia | 1 (0.4) |
| Don’t know | 253 (99.2) |
| Cervical cancer can be prevented | |
| Yes | 142 (55.7) |
| No | 5 (2.0) |
| Don’t know | 108 (42.4) |
| Ever Heard of vaccine for cervical Cancer (HPV) | |
| Yes | 10 (3.9) |
| No | 7 (2.7) |
| Don’t know | 238 (93.3) |
| Have you ever took the vaccine | |
| Yes | 1 (0.4 ) |
| No | 254 (99.6) |