Table 2: Knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors and prevention.
Variables |
N |
% |
|
Aware about cervical cancer? |
|
|
|
Yes |
89 |
39.04 |
|
No |
139 |
60.96 |
|
Did you hear about the means of prevention? |
|
|
|
Yes |
48 |
21.19 |
|
No |
166 |
72.88 |
|
They do not exist |
14 |
5.93 |
|
Aware about: |
|
|
|
Cervical cancer risk factors |
63 |
27.63 |
|
Cervical screening test |
72 |
31.58 |
|
Visual inspection with Lugol’s iodine (VILI) |
58 |
25.44 |
|
Human Papillomavirus or HPV vaccine |
6 |
4.84 |
|
Sources of information about cervical cancer |
|
||
Medical staff |
18 |
20.22 |
|
Media |
31 |
34.83 |
|
Family/friends/others |
25 |
28.09 |
|
Other |
15 |
16.85 |
|