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Table 2 Summary of descriptive statistics of the study variables

From: Perceived seriousness mediates the influence of cervical cancer knowledge on screening practices among female university students in Ghana

Variables

Total items

Range

Mean

SD

Reliability

Knowledge

15

0–15

4.90

3.05

–

Susceptibility

8

8–40

25.43

3.85

.84a

Seriousness

7

7–35

25.95

3.38

.81a

Benefits

6

6–30

21.61

2.71

.72a

Barriers

15

15–75

47.12

6.81

.68a

Screening

4

0–4

1.15

0.76

.74b

  1. a = Cronbach alpha, b = Kuder-Richardson’ (KR-20) coefficient, SD = Standard Deviation