Cervical Cancer and Its Screening: Assessing the Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception among Health and Allied Students

Table 11

Responses of the participants regarding the knowledge and awareness of the risk factors of cervical cancer stratified based upon academic level ().

		Academic level
		First year	Second year	Third year	Fourth year	Fifth year	Sixth year	value
Aging	Yes	38.5%	57.1%	45.5%	53.1%	65.2%	40.0%	0.020
	No	23.1%	22.1%	22.7%	21.9%	13.0%	40.0%
	Do not know	38.5%	20.8%	31.8%	25.0%	21.7%	20.0%
Family history of breast cancer	Yes	41.5%	51.9%	48.9%	43.8%	43.5%	40.0%	0.290
	No	33.8%	23.4%	26.1%	21.9%	39.1%	40.0%
	Do not know	24.6%	24.7%	25.0%	34.4%	17.4%	20.0%
Having a close relative with breast cancer	Yes	29.2%	39.0%	33.0%	40.6%	26.1%	20.0%	0.060
	No	41.5%	26.0%	31.8%	21.9%	43.5%	60.0%
	Do not know	29.2%	35.1%	35.2%	37.5%	30.4%	20.0%
Smoking	Yes	40.0%	41.6%	44.3%	43.8%	60.9%	20.0%	0.041
	No	33.8%	24.7%	26.1%	18.8%	17.4%	60.0%
	Do not know	26.2%	33.8%	29.5%	37.5%	21.7%	20.0%
Marrying late	Yes	20.0%	20.8%	18.2%	12.5%	21.7%	20.0%	0.019
	No	43.1%	45.5%	46.6%	25.0%	47.8%	60.0%
	Do not know	36.9%	33.8%	35.2%	62.5%	30.4%	20.0%
Early menarche	Yes	16.9%	13.0%	30.7%	18.8%	60.9%	0.0%	<0.001
	No	33.8%	28.6%	33.0%	18.8%	21.7%	60.0%
	Do not know	49.2%	58.4%	36.4%	62.5%	17.4%	40.0%
Late menopause	Yes	21.5%	16.9%	37.5%	15.6%	47.8%	20.0%	<0.001
	No	26.2%	29.9%	25.0%	28.1%	30.4%	40.0%
	Do not know	52.3%	53.2%	37.5%	56.3%	21.7%	40.0%
Having children later on in life or not at all	Yes	21.5%	23.4%	26.1%	18.8%	39.1%	20.0%	0.077
	No	35.4%	32.5%	34.1%	28.1%	43.5%	40.0%
	Do not know	43.1%	44.2%	39.8%	53.1%	17.4%	40.0%
High number of births	Yes	23.1%	22.1%	13.6%	18.8%	8.7%	60.0%	<0.001
	No	30.8%	44.2%	38.6%	31.3%	69.6%	0.0%
	Do not know	46.2%	33.8%	47.7%	50.0%	21.7%	40.0%
Hormone replacement therapy	Yes	35.4%	29.9%	38.6%	50.0%	34.8%	20.0%	0.009
	No	18.5%	16.9%	14.8%	12.5%	34.8%	40.0%
	Do not know	46.2%	53.2%	46.6%	37.5%	30.4%	40.0%
Use of oral contraceptives	Yes	18.5%	24.7%	31.8%	53.1%	21.7%	60.0%	<0.001
	No	24.6%	14.3%	18.2%	12.5%	30.4%	0.0%
	Do not know	56.9%	61.0%	50.0%	34.4%	47.8%	40.0%
Immunosuppression	Yes	24.6%	35.1%	55.7%	59.4%	60.9%	60.0%	<0.001
	No	20.0%	14.3%	9.1%	12.5%	21.7%	20.0%
	Do not know	55.4%	50.6%	35.2%	28.1%	17.4%	20.0%
Multiple sexual partners	Yes	49.2%	49.4%	43.2%	62.5%	56.5%	100.0%	0.029
	No	18.5%	14.3%	19.3%	15.6%	13.0%	0.0%
	Do not know	32.3%	36.4%	37.5%	21.9%	30.4%	0.0%
Recurrent/chronic cervix diseases	Yes	35.4%	50.6%	51.1%	59.4%	60.9%	80.0%	<0.001
	No	15.4%	11.7%	10.2%	12.5%	26.1%	20.0%
	Do not know	49.2%	37.7%	38.6%	28.1%	13.0%	0.0%
Bacterial infections	Yes	26.2%	24.7%	21.6%	9.4%	17.4%	40.0%	0.058
	No	23.1%	26.0%	28.4%	43.8%	34.8%	40.0%
	Do not know	50.8%	49.4%	50.0%	46.9%	47.8%	20.0%
Viral infections	Yes	33.8%	49.4%	46.6%	71.9%	56.5%	80.0%	<0.001
	No	24.6%	9.1%	13.6%	15.6%	17.4%	20.0%
	Do not know	41.5%	41.6%	39.8%	12.5%	26.1%	0.0%
Obesity	Yes	26.2%	26.0%	30.7%	21.9%	34.8%	60.0%	0.086
	No	26.2%	37.7%	29.5%	34.4%	39.1%	20.0%
	Do not know	47.7%	36.4%	39.8%	43.8%	26.1%	20.0%
Lack of physical exercise	Yes	24.6%	37.7%	30.7%	28.1%	30.4%	40.0%	0.169
	No	32.3%	26.0%	28.4%	25.0%	43.5%	40.0%
	Do not know	43.1%	36.4%	40.9%	46.9%	26.1%	20.0%
Breast feeding	Yes	15.4%	13.0%	17.0%	12.5%	17.4%	40.0%	0.195
	No	41.5%	53.2%	44.3%	46.9%	56.5%	20.0%
	Do not know	43.1%	33.8%	38.6%	40.6%	26.1%	40.0%
Early marriage	Yes	21.5%	16.9%	11.4%	15.6%	21.7%	60.0%	0.003
	No	35.4%	39.0%	42.0%	28.1%	47.8%	20.0%
	Do not know	43.1%	44.2%	46.6%	56.3%	30.4%	20.0%

Chi-square test.