Table 2.
Knowledge towards cervical cancer among health care professionals enclosed within the study (N = 318)
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Have you heard about cervical cancer? | ||
| Yes | 288 | 90.6 |
| No | 30 | 9.4 |
| Can screening prevent cervical cancer? | ||
| Yes | 240 | 75.5 |
| No | 59 | 18.6 |
| Don’t know | 19 | 6.0 |
| Is cervical cancer associated with infection? | ||
| Yes | 255 | 80.2 |
| No | 43 | 13.5 |
| Don’t know | 20 | 6.3 |
| Does cervical cancer lead to mortality? | ||
| Yes | 263 | 82.7 |
| No | 32 | 10.1 |
| Don’t know | 23 | 7.2 |
| PAP smear screening is 100% effective | ||
| Yes | 197 | 61.9 |
| No | 96 | 30.2 |
| Don’t know | 25 | 7.9 |
| Is it possible to detect cervical cancer with PAP smear before symptoms appear | ||
| Yes | 265 | 83.3 |
| No | 20 | 6.3 |
| Don’t know | 33 | 10.4 |
| Cervical cancer preventable by vaccination | ||
| Yes | 217 | 68.2 |
| No | 71 | 22.3 |
| Don’t know | 30 | 9.4 |
| Is it possible to cure cervical cancer | ||
| Yes | 260 | 81.8 |
| No | 34 | 10.7 |
| Don’t know | 24 | 7.5 |
| Is early detection of cervical cancer good for treatment outcome | ||
| Yes | 297 | 93.4 |
| No | 5 | 1.6 |
| Don’t know | 16 | 5.0 |