From: Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study
Risk factor | Total (n = 7058) n (%) | Gaza strip (n = 2655) n (%) | WBJ (n = 4403) n (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Having a weakened immune system | 5458 (77.3) | 2139 (80.6) | 3319 (75.4) |  < 0.001 |
Infection with a sexually transmitted infection | 5388 (76.3) | 2132 (80.3) | 3256 (73.9) |  < 0.001 |
Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) | 4693 (66.5) | 1977 (74.5) | 2716 (61.7) |  < 0.001 |
Having a relative with cervical cancer | 4250 (60.2) | 1538 (57.9) | 2712 (61.6) | 0.002 |
Long term use of the contraceptive pill | 4236 (60.0) | 1620 (61.0) | 2616 (59.4) | 0.18 |
Smoking any cigarettes at all | 4167 (59.0) | 1600 (60.3) | 2567 (58.3) | 0.10 |
Not going for regular smear (Pap) tests | 3543 (50.2) | 1507 (56.8) | 2036 (46.2) |  < 0.001 |
Having a husband who is not circumcised | 2818 (39.9) | 1127 (42.4) | 1691 (38.4) |  < 0.001 |
Having a husband with many previous partners | 2562 (36.3) | 842 (31.7) | 1720 (39.1) |  < 0.001 |
Being married at a young age (before age 17) | 2197 (31.1) | 779 (29.3) | 1418 (32.2) | 0.012 |
Having many children (five or more) | 1597 (22.6) | 559 (21.1) | 1038 (23.6) | 0.014 |