Table 3 Knowledge level of commercial sex workers women towards cervical cancer prevention living in, West Arsi, Oromia region, South-East Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Hearing about cervical cancer | 254 | 66 |
Source of information (n = 254) | ||
Health professionals | 95 | 24.7 |
From radio/TV | 189 | 74.4 |
Others(magazine) | 15 | 3.9 |
Knowledge about risk factors | ||
HPV infection | 226 | 58.7 |
Family history | 208 | 54 |
Smoking | 197 | 51.2 |
Having early sex | 112 | 29.1 |
Older age | 102 | 26.5 |
Others* | 84 | 21.82 |
Knowledge about symptoms and sign’s | ||
Foul vaginal discharge | 111 | 28.8 |
Vaginal bleeding | 109 | 28.3 |
Post-coital bleeding | 78 | 20.26 |
Pelvic pain | 36 | 9.35 |
Cervical ca is preventable? | ||
Yes | 232 | 60.3 |
Appropriate age of screening | ||
As soon as sexually active | 207 | 53.8 |
Age 30 and above | 178 | 46.2 |
Frequency of screening | ||
Every 3–5 years | 48 | 12.5 |
Others | 337 | 87.5 |