Reach and effectiveness of an HPV self-sampling intervention for cervical screening amongst under- or never-screened women in Toronto, Ontario Canada

Table 2 Responses to knowledge questions by study cohort (italicized column headings indicate the correct response)

	Cervical cancer can be prevented			Cervical cancer can be cured			Cervical cancer can have no signs in its early stages			Having a Pap test may help detect cervical cancer earlier			A woman's first Pap test should be done at age 21, whether or not she has been sexually active
	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE
Cohort A (n = 69)	13	3	53	15	2	52	20	11	38	2	1	66	20	23	26
Cohort B (n = 39)	7	1	31	10	0	29	11	9	19	2	2	35	7	10	22

	Women should have a Pap test every year			The Pap test is recommended only for women who have been sexually active			The Pap test should be performed only if a woman has a vaginal infection or bleeding or other worrisome symptoms			The Pap test can be done among pregnant women			The Pap test may cause vaginal infection
	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE
Cohort A (n = 69)	8	39	22	7	34	28	3	62	4	11	37	21	17	44	8
Cohort B (n = 39)	5	27	7	6	21	12	3	32	4	6	20	13	7	22	10

	Cervical cancer can be prevented			Cervical cancer can be cured			Cervical cancer can have no signs in its early stages			Having a Pap test may help detect cervical cancer earlier			A woman's first Pap test should be done at age 21, whether or not she has been sexually active
	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE
Cohort A %	18.8	4.3	76.8	21.7	2.9	75.4	29.0	15.9	55.1	2.9	1.4	95.7	29.0	33.3	37.7
Cohort B %	17.9	2.6	79.5	25.6	0.0	74.4	28.2	23.1	48.7	5.1	5.1	89.7	17.9	25.6	56.4

	Women should have a Pap test every year			The Pap test is recommended only for women who have been sexually active			The Pap test should be performed only if a woman has a vaginal infection or bleeding or other worrisome symptoms			The Pap test can be done among pregnant women			The Pap test may cause vaginal infection
	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE	Don't know	FALSE	TRUE
Cohort A %	11.6	56.5	31.9	10.1	49.3	40.6	4.3	89.9	5.8	15.9	53.6	30.4	24.6	63.8	11.6
Cohort B %	12.8	69.2	17.9	15.4	53.8	30.8	7.7	82.1	10.3	15.4	51.3	33.3	17.9	56.4	25.6

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