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. 2022 May 10;22:154. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01719-9

Table 3.

Reported knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening (N = 130)

Characteristics Communities Banks Total % Chi-value p value
No % No %
Heard of cervical cancer? 4.3 0.04
 Yes 45 66.2 51 82.3 96 73.9
 No 23 33.8 11 17.7 34 26.2
 Total 68 100 62 100 130 100.1
Reported knowledge of causes/risk factors 3.7 0.05
 Yes 11 24.4 22 43.1 33 34.4
 No 34 75.6 29 56.9 63 65.6
 Total 45 100 51 100 96 100
Reported knowledge cervical cancer prevention 0.0637 0.801
 Yes 17 37.8 18 35.3 35 36.5
 No 28 62.2 33 64.7 61 63.5
 Total 45 100 51 100 96 100
Heard of pap smear or VIA test? 2.96 0.086
 Yes 13 19.1 20 32.3 33 25.4
 No 55 80.9 42 67.7 97 74.6
 Total 68 100 62 100 130 100
Necessary to go for pap smear or VIA test? 0.723*
 Yes 11 84.6 18 90 29 87.9
 No 0 0 1 5 1 3
 Do Not Know 2 15.4 1 5 3 9.1
 Total 13 100 20 100 33 100
Intend to do pap smear or VIA test? 0.266*
 Yes 8 61.5 17 85 25 75.8
 No 2 15.4 2 10 4 12.1
 Undecided 3 23.1 1 5 4 12.1
 Total 100 20 100 33 100
Knowledge of place to do pap smear or VIA test? 0.659*
 Yes 10 76.9 17 85 27 81.8
 No 3 23.1 3 15 6 18.2
 Total 13 100 20 100 33 100
Knowledge of cost of pap smear or VIA test? 1.000*
 Yes 3 23.1 4 20 7 21.2
 No 10 76.9 16 80 26 78.8

*Fischer's Exact test