Effect of structured training programme on the knowledge and behaviors of breast and cervical cancer screening among the female teachers in Turkey

Table 3 The knowledge of pre-training and post-traning regarding cervical cancer risk factors and early diagnosis methods (n = 37)

Variables	Pre-test		Post-test		Difference (%)	Significance test
Variables	n	%	n	%	Difference (%)	x²	p
Cervical cancer risk factors
Women who have early age sexual intercourse
True	14	37.8	31	83.8	46.0	3.710	0.000
False	23	62.2	6	16.2	46.0	3.710	0.000
Have had four or more full-term pregnancies
True	7	19.0	19	51.4	32.4	3.207	0.002
False	30	81.0	18	48.6	32.4	3.207	0.002
Not to pay attention to hygiene rules
True	17	45.9	21	56.8	10.9	0.943	0.481
False	20	54.1	16	43.2	10.9	0.943	0.481
Having any disease in the genitals of their partner
True	13	35.1	14	37.8	2.7	0.302	0.763
False	24	64.9	23	62.2	2.7	0.302	0.763
Have a smoke
True	20	54.1	33	89.2	35.1	3.606	0.000
False	17	45.9	4	10.8	35.1	3.606	0.000
Have a sexually transmitted diseases
True	16	43.2	17	45.9	2.7	1.155	0.248
False	21	56.8	20	54.1	2.7	1.155	0.248
Application of Pap test
What should be done to protect the cervical cancer?
True	9	24.3	28	75.7	51.4	1.434	0.160
False	28	75.7	9	24.3	51.4	1.434	0.160
Knowledge Implementation period of HPV vaccines
True	2	5.4	8	21.6	16.2	2.960	0.005
False	35	94.6	29	78.4
Knowledge of why colonoscopy is implementation
True	35	94.6	37	100.0	5.4	0.326	0.574
False	2	5.4	0	0.0
Knowledge what should bedone before Pap test
True	8	21.6	11	29.7	8.1	3.718	0.001
False	26	78.4	26	70.3
How often should pap smear test be performed?
True	1	2.7	5	13.5	10.8	7.063	0.000
False	36	97.3	32	86.5

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