Table 3: Knowledge and Behavior of Women's Cervical Cancer and PapSmear Test and Health Belief Model Scale for cervical cancer and Papsmear test.

Knowledge and Behavior of Women's

Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test
Benefits and health motivation Barriers Seriousness Susceptibility Health motivation
Mean ± SD Test Mean ± SD Test Mean ± SD Test Mean ± SD Test Mean ± SD Test

Regular gynaecologic examination

Yes

No

 

32.6 ± 5.7

31.5 ± 5.4

t = 2.356

df = 609

p = 0.019

 

33.9 ± 10.0

37.3 ± 9.5

t = -4.150

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

24.1 ± 6.3

24.1 ± 5.2

t = 0.042

df = 341.147

p = 0.967

 

7.6 ± 2.5

7.8 ± 2.4

t = -1.049

df = 609

p = 0.295

 

10.0 ± 2.5

9.0 ± 2.4

t = 4.740

df = 609

p = 0.000

Heard about the pap smear test

Yes

No

 

33.0 ± 5.3

31.1 ± 5.6

t = 4.266

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

31.58 ± 9.2

34.4 ± 8.8

t = -10.659

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

23.8 ± 5.6

24.4 ± 5.5

t = -1.271

df = 609

p = 0.204

 

8.0 ± 2.4

7.6 ± 2.5

t = 1.986

df = 609

p = 0.047

 

9.3 ± 6.7

9.4 ± 2.4

t = -0.491

df = 609

p = 0.623

Having the pap smear test

Yes

No

 

32.8 ± 5.5

31.4 ± 5.5

t = 2.916

df = 609

p = 0.004

 

30.4 ± 8.8

38.8 ± 9.1

t = -10.588

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

23.7 ± 5.9

24.3 ± 5.4

t = -1.162

df = 609

p = 0.246

 

8.0 ± 2.4

7.7 ± 2.5

t = 1.710

df = 609

p = 0.088

 

9.4 ± 2.7

9.3 ± 2.4

t = 0.193

df = 609

p = 0.847

Had information about the pap smear test

Yes

No

 

33.5 ± 5.1

31.7 ± 5.6

t = 2.165

df = 609

p = 0.031

 

29.4 ± 8.2

36.7 ± 9.7

t = -5.098

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

23.5 ± 6.1

24.2 ± 5.5

t = -0.826

df = 609

p = 0.409

 

8.4 ± 2.3

7.7 ± 2.4

t = 1.806

df = 609

p = 0.071

 

10.0 ± 2.9

9.3 ± 2.5

t = 1.793

df = 609

p = 0.073

Had information about the cervical cancer

Yes

No

 

33.2 ± 6.9

31.8 ± 5.4

t = 1.479

df = 609

p = 0.140

 

29.1 ± 10.9

36.6 ± 9.5

t = -4.618

df = 609

p = 0.000

 

23.1 ± 7.2

24.2 ± 5.4

t = -0.870

df = 38.718

p = 0.390

 

7.8 ± 2.3

7.8 ± 2.4

t = 0.115

df = 609

p = 0.908

 

10.6 ± 2.8

9.3 ± 2.5

t = 3.260

df = 609

p = 0.001