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Table 2 Knowledge of ever-married Bangladeshi women of main risk factors and prevention measures associated with cervical cancer (n = 1861) a

From: Knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Bangladeshi women: a population based, cross-sectional study

 

Urban

Rural

 

n

%

n

%

Ways to Develop Cervical Cancer (n = 182) b

    

 Sexual Intercourse

33

32.7

11

13.6

 Sexual relationship with other than husband

21

20.8

16

19.8

 Poor hygiene during Menstruation

18

17.8

18

22.2

 General poor hygiene

6

6.0

8

10.0

 Husband has a disease

5

4.9

4

4.9

 Food / Water

1

0.9

3

3.7

 Not using a condom

6

5.9

2

2.5

 Skin-to-skin contact

3

2.9

9

11.1

Preventive Methods against Cervical Cancer (n = 121) c

   

 Sexual relationship only with husband

23

32.4

8

19.5

 Cleanliness

22

30.9

18

43.9

 Vaccination

11

15.5

2

4.9

 One-time examination by Doctor

10

14.1

5

12.2

 Condom Use

9

12.7

3

7.3

 Regular Examination by doctor

3

4.2

0

0.0

 Medications

2

2.8

13

31.7

 Eating Well

1

1.4

0

0.0

Source of Knowledge of Cervical Cancer

    

 Neighbors

549

55.0

572

66.3

 Relatives (besides husband)

304

30.5

389

45.1

 Television

301

30.2

127

14.7

 Doctor

123

12.3

66

7.7

 Other Health Professional

126

12.6

66

7.7

 News paper

45

4.5

4

0.5

 Colleagues

29

2.9

5

0.6

 Radio

12

1.2

5

0.6

 Friends

13

1.3

1

0.1

 Husband

3

0.3

8

0.9

  1. aPercent may exceed 100% as multiple answers are possible and sample is limited to those who reported to have heard of cervical cancer
  2. bSample is limited to those who reported to know how a woman can get cervical cancer (n = 182)
  3. cSample is limited to those who reported to know about preventive methods for cervical cancer (n = 121)