Table 2.

Participants knowledge regarding cervical cancer in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 770 for the first question and, 501 for the rest)

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Heard about cervical cancer	Yes	501	65.1
	No	269	34.9
Know the risk factors for cervical cancer	Yes	202	40.3
	No	299	59.7
Knowledge on risk factors of cervical cancer	Sexually transmitted disease	153	75.7
	Smoking	120	59.4
	Having multiple Sexual Partners	135	66.8
	Poor dietary habit	40	19.8
	Early marriage	129	63.8
	Family history of cervical cancer	19	9.4
	Others	18	8.9
HPV is a causative agent of cervical cancer	Yes	93	18.6
	No	408	81.4
Know common symptoms of cervical cancer	Yes	100	20.0
	No	401	80.0
Knowledge on the symptoms of cervical cancer	Intra or Post coital bleeding	58	58.0
	Bleeding after menopause	38	38.0
	Persistent blood stained vaginal discharge	73	73.0
	Lower abdominal pain	33	33.0
	Others	1	1.0
Cervical cancer is preventable	Yes	327	65.3
	No	174	34.7
Cervical cancer is curable	Yes	214	42.7
	No	287	57.3
Heard about pap smear test	Yes	107	21.4
	No	394	78.6
If yes where did you hear about Pap smear for the first time?	Relatives	64	12.8
	Friends	88	17.6
	Health workers	123	24.6
	Mass media	206	41.1
	Others	20	4.0
How many times should a healthy woman undergo pap smear test?	Only once	26	24.3
	Two times only	34	31.8
	At least three times and above	47	43.9