Table 2 Relationship between cervical cancer knowledge and education level
From: Knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smear among Uyghur women from Xinjiang, China
Cervical cancer and HPV knowledge | Education level | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None (n = 803) | Primary (n = 4621) | Secondary (n = 1498) | College (n = 178) | Total (n = 7100) | χ 2 | P | ||
Heard about cervical cancer | Yes No | 63 740 | 1119 3502 | 771 727 | 129 49 | 2082 5018 | 751.3 | 0.000 |
Knew the cause of cervical cancer | Yes No | 4 799 | 101 4520 | 105 1393 | 68 110 | 278 6822 | 656.0 | 0.000 |
Knew the signs of cervical cancer | Yes No | 28 775 | 870 3751 | 729 769 | 145 43 | 1772 5328 | 1014.1 | 0.000 |
Knew the significance of regular Pap smears | Yes No | 3 800 | 31 4590 | 18 1480 | 132 46 | 184 6916 | 3706.0 | 0.000 |
Had regular Pap smears before | Yes No | 2 801 | 32 4589 | 23 1475 | 54 124 | 111 6989 | 989.4 | 0.000 |