Knowledge of HPV and acceptability of HPV vaccine among women in western China: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Women's Health

Table 2 HPV knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptance among respondents

Question	N	%
Q1. Have you heard of HPV?
Yes	320	28.85
No	789	71.15
Q2. Do you think HPV causes cervical cancer?^a
Yes	171	53.44
No/ don’t know	149	46.56
Q3. Is HPV infection asymptomatic?^a
Yes	76	23.75
No/ don’t know	244	76.25
Q4. Is HPV infection a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?^a
Yes	158	49.38
No/ don’t know	162	50.62
Q5. Can HPV infection cause abnormal Pap test results?^a
Yes	153	47.81
No/ don’t know	167	52.19
Q6. Did you know that human papillomavirus and HIV are different?^a
Yes	92	28.75
No	228	71.25
Q7. Are you willing to receive the HPV vaccine, which can protect against HPV infection?
Yes	568	51.22
No	541	48.78

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