Table 4 Awareness of human papillomavirus among study participants who heard of it
Question | Total (n = 571) | Gaza Strip (n = 232) | WBJ (n = 339) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mode of transmission | ||||
Airborne infection | 29 (5.1) | 12 (5.2) | 17 (5.0) | 0.99 |
Blood transfusion | 116 (20.3) | 39 (16.8) | 77 (22.7) | 0.09 |
Contaminated food | 16 (2.8) | 10 (4.3) | 6 (1.8) | 0.12 |
Sexually | 95 (16.6) | 26 (11.2) | 69 (20.4) | 0.004 |
Mother to newborn | 53 (9.3) | 10 (4.3) | 43 (12.7) |  < 0.001 |
Others | 17 (2.9) | 8 (3.4) | 9 (2.7) | 0.62 |
HPV can infect | ||||
Males | 9 (1.6) | 3 (1.3) | 6 (1.8) | 0.93 |
Females | 141 (24.7) | 57 (24.6) | 84 (24.8) | |
Both | 355 (62.1) | 147 (63.3) | 208 (61.3) | |
Do not know | 66 (11.6) | 25 (10.8) | 41 (12.1) | |
Heard about any relation between HPV and any type of cancer | 214 (37.5) | 77 (33.2) | 137 (40.4) | 0.09 |
Type of cancer caused by HPV# | ||||
Cervical cancer | 107 (50.0) | 23 (29.9) | 84 (61.3) |  < 0.001 |
Skin cancer | 3 (1.4) | 0 | 3 (2.2) | 0.55 |
Penile cancer | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 2 (1.5) | 0.54 |
Incorrect answers | 89 (41.6) | 49 (63.6) | 40 (29.2) |  < 0.001 |
Do not know | 25 (11.7) | 8 (10.5) | 17 (12.4) | 0.83 |