Table 2 Knowledge of Cervical Cancer by Demographics
Age | Education | Age of First Pregnancy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 40 | 40–50 | > = 50 | Did not attend | O′ Level | A’ Level | Grade 7 | < 15 | 15–20 | 20–30 | > = 30 | |
Have you heard of cervical cancer? | |||||||||||
Yes | 242 (80.4%) | 156 (84.32%) | 151 (79.47%) | 120 (74.04%) | 148 (83.62%) | 2 (66.67%) | 279 (83.53%) | 9 (64.29%) | 295 (83.10%) | 154 (76.62%) | 15 (14.15%) |
No | 59 (19.6%) | 29 (15.7%) | 39 (20.5%) | 42 (25.93%) | 29 (16.38%) | 1 (33.33%) | 55 (16.47%) | 5 (35.71%) | 60 (16.90%) | 47 (23.38%) | 91 (85.84%) |
From Whom Did you heard about cervical cancer? | |||||||||||
Family Member | 17 (7.08%) | 8 (5.26%) | 17 (11.56%) | 6 (5.17%) | 12 (8.16%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (8.67%) | 3 (33.33%) | 20 (6.99%) | 17 (11.11%) | 5 (5.49%) |
Friend | 37 (15.42%) | 36 (23.68%) | 50 (34.01%) | 47 (40.52%) | 16 (10.88%) | 0 (0%) | 60 (21.90%) | 0 (0%) | 64 (22.38%) | 28 (18.30%) | 28 (30.7%) |
Hospital Staff | 55 (22.29%) | 36 (23.68%) | 23 (15.65%) | 17 (14.66%) | 35 (23.81%) | 0 (0%) | 62 (22.63%) | 3 (33.33%) | 59 (20.63%) | 31 (20.26%) | 21 (23.07%) |
Radio | 54 (22.50%) | 28 (18.42%) | 25 (23.81%) | 20 (17.24%) | 44 (29.93%) | 0 (0%) | 53 (19.34%) | 1 (11.11%) | 63 (22.03%) | 37 (24.18%) | 16 (17.50%) |
Village Health Worker | 77 (32.08%) | 44 (29.95%) | 22 (14.97%) | 26 (22.41%) | 40 (27.21%) | 2 (100%) | 75 (27.37%) | 2 (22.22%) | 80 (27.97%) | 40 (26.14%) | 21 (23.07%) |
Have you heard of HPV/Human Papilloma Virus? | |||||||||||
Yes | 34 (11.30%) | 22 (11.83%) | 23 (12.11%) | 16 (9.94%) | 23 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 40 (11.90%) | 2 (14.29%) | 46 (12.92%) | 23 (11.44%) | 98 (92.4%) |
No | 267 (88.70%) | 164 (88.17%) | 167 (87.89%) | 145 (90.06%) | 154 (87%) | 2 (100%) | 269 (88.10%) | 12 (85.71%) | 310 (87.08%) | 178 (88.56%) | 8 (7.54%) |
Please tell me whether you agree or disagree: Cervical cancer can be prevented. | |||||||||||
Yes | 268 (89.04%) | 165 (88.71%) | 153 (80.10%) | 121 (74.69%) | 159 (89.83%) | 3 (100%) | 303 (90.18%) | 13 (92.86%) | 308 (86.52%) | 169 (84.08%) | 96 (89.71%) |
No | 10 (3.32%) | 5 (2.69%) | 5 (2.62%) | 8 (4.94%) | 6 (3.39%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.79%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (3.09%) | 8 (3.98%) | 1 (0.93%) |
I don’t know | 23 (7.64%) | 16 (8.60%) | 33 (17.28%) | 33 (20.37%) | 12 (6.78%) | 0 (0%) | 27 (8.04%) | 1 (7.14%) | 37 (10.39%) | 24 (11.94%) | 10 (9.34%) |
Have you been tested for HPV or cervical cancer (PAP smear)? | |||||||||||
Yes | 12 (3.97%) | 13 (6.99%) | 8 (4.19%) | 6 (3.68%) | 10 (5.65%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (5.06%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (5.62%) | 10 (4.98%) | 3 (2.7%) |
No | 290 (96.03%) | 173 (93.01%) | 183 (95.81%) | 157 (96.32%) | 167 (94.35%) | 3 (100%) | 319 (94.94%) | 14 (100%) | 336 (94.38%) | 191 (95.02%) | 105 (97.2%) |
Have you been diagnosed with cervical cancer? | |||||||||||
Yes | 2 (0.66%) | 4 (2.16%) | 2 (1.05%) | 2 (1.23%) | 1 (0.57%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.49%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.14%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.92%) |
No | 300 (99.24%) | 181 (97.84%) | 189 (98.95%) | 161 (98.77%) | 175 (99.43%) | 3 (100%) | 331 (98.51%) | 14 (100%) | 350 (98.59%) | 199 (99%) | 107 (99.07%) |
What was your age at first sexual intercourse/sexual debut? | |||||||||||
AVERAGE | 18.41 | 18.71 | 18.69 | 16.3 | 18.89 | 18.33 | 17.95 | 13.46 | 16.97 | 20.58 | 20.78 |
Have you ever used oral contraceptive pills? | |||||||||||
Yes | 245 (81%) | 127 (68.28%) | 108 (56.84%) | 97 (59.88%) | 133 (75.14%) | 3 (100%) | 247 (73.51%) | 12 (85.71%) | 261 (73.31%) | 128 (63.68%) | 79 (73.83%) |
No | 45 (14.90%) | 53 (28.49%) | 76 (40%) | 61 (37.65%) | 35 (19.77%) | 0 (0%) | 78 (23.21%) | 2 (14.29%) | 80 (22.47%) | 64 (31.84%) | 28 (26.16%) |
Is your husband/partner circumcised? | |||||||||||
Yes | 27 (9.41%) | 14 (8.14%) | 14 (8.59%) | 13 (8.97%) | 16 (9.58%) | 1 (33.33%) | 25 (8.14%) | 0 s(0%) | 34 (10.15%) | 19 (9.74%) | 2 (2.53%) |
No | 258 (89.90%) | 154 (89.53%) | 144 (88.34%) | 128 (88.28%) | 147 (88.02%) | 2 (66.67%) | 279 (90.88%) | 13 (100%) | 297 (88.66%) | 171 (87.69%) | 75 (94.93%) |
I don’t know | 2 (0.70%) | 4 (2.33%) | 5 (3.07%) | 4 (2.67%) | 4 (2.40%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.98%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.19%) | 5 (2.56%) | 2 (2.53%) |