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Table 2 Knowledge about cervical cancer among urban and rural women [n%]

From: Survey on cervical cancer knowledge and its influencing factors among 2,578 women in Shache county, Kashi, China

Knowledge about cervical cancer

Urban

Rural

Total

X2

P

Did you know about cervical cancer screening

   

116.9

< 0.001

 Heard of but not screened

352 (35.7%)

720 (45.2%)

1072 (41.6%)

  

 Never heard of it

121 (12.3%)

356 (22.4%)

477 (18.5%)

  

 Screened (≥ 1 time)

145 (14.7%)

102 (6.4%)

247 (9.6%)

  

 Understood but not screened

369 (37.3%)

413 (25.0%)

782 (30.3%)

  

Is it known that cervical cancer is associated with HPV infection

   

47.3

< 0.001

 Know

756 (76.6%)

101 (63.7%)

1769 (68.6%)

  

 No idea

231 (23.4%)

578 (36.3%)

809 (31.4%)

  

Have you heard of the HPV vaccine?

   

137.2

< 0.001

 No idea

156 (15.8%)

587 (36.9%)

743 (28.8%)

  

 Injected

72 (7.3%)

60 (3.8%)

132 (5.1%)

  

 Known but not injected

759 (76.9%)

944 (59.3%)

1703 (66.1%)

  

Did you know that cervical cancer can be detected and prevented early through early screening?

   

6.15

0.013

 No idea

140 (14.2%)

285 (17.9%)

425 (16.5%)

  

 Know

847 (85.8%)

1306 (82.1%)

2153 (83.5%)

  
  1. *HPV, human papilloma virus