Awareness of Cervical Cancer, Risk Perception, and Practice of Pap Smear Test among Young Adult Women of Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal

Table 5

Practice of Pap smear test among the study participants.

Practice item	Frequency	Percentage
Availability of Pap smear test in nearest health institution ()
Yes	144	91.7
No	6	3.8
Do not know	7	4.5
Ever had a Pap smear test ()
Yes	59	37.6
No	98	62.4
Place of test performed ()
Community hospital	42	54.2
Health camps	13	23.7
Private clinic	9	15.3
Governmental hospital	4	6.8
Result of the test ()
Positive	2	3.4
Negative	57	96.6
Reason for performing test ()
Being at risk	2	3.4
Suggestion of a doctor	14	23.7
Check-up routine	26	44.1
Gynecological problems	16	27.1
Others	2	3.4
Reason for not performing Pap smear test ()
Not being at risk	80	77.7
Unaware of Pap smear test	17	16.6
Expensive	2	1.9
Shy toward Pap smear test	2	1.9
Others	2	1.9

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