Knowledge, attitude and practice of female university students regarding human papillomavirus and self-sampling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Table 8 Difference in the mean scores of knowledge categories with regards to whether participants had ever tested for HPV

Measure	Practice: Ever had HPV test	Mean ± SD	95% CI for Mean		T-value	p-value
Measure	Practice: Ever had HPV test	Mean ± SD	Lower boundary	Upper boundary	T-value	p-value
Knowledge about HPV	Yes	9.25 ± 3.40	− 9.25	− 1.88	− 2.97	0.35
	No	14.81 ± 3.73	− 10.94	− 0.19
Knowledge about HPV self-sampling	Yes	4.00 ± 0.82	− 1.96	− 0.03	− 2.03	0.64
	No	5.00 ± 0.98	− 2.28	0.29

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