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

Table 3

Responses of the participants regarding the knowledge and awareness of the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer ().

			%
Bleeding in between menstrual periods	Yes	306	52.8
	No	76	13.1
	Do not know	198	34.1
Foul-smelling vaginal discharge	Yes	288	49.7
	No	86	14.8
	Do not know	206	35.5
Discomfort during sexual intercourse	Yes	276	47.6
	No	88	15.2
	Do not know	216	37.2
Post coital discharge/bleeding	Yes	242	41.7
	No	90	15.5
	Do not know	248	42.8
Persistent pelvic pain	Yes	292	50.3
	No	94	16.2
	Do not know	194	33.4
Unexplained weight loss	Yes	218	37.6
	No	118	20.3
	Do not know	244	42.1
Blood in stool or urine	Yes	214	36.9
	No	116	20.0
	Do not know	250	43.1
Lower back pain	Yes	228	39.3
	No	110	19.0
	Do not know	242	41.7
Persistent diarrhea	Yes	128	22.1
	No	144	24.8
	Do not know	308	53.1
Pain in the breast or armpit	Yes	182	31.4
	No	138	23.8
	Do not know	260	44.8
Occasional constipation	Yes	118	20.3
	No	132	22.8
	Do not know	330	56.9
	Total	580	100