Education Research International / 2022 / Article / Tab 8 / Research Article
Cervical Cancer and Its Screening: Assessing the Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception among Health and Allied Students Table 8 Responses of the participants regarding the knowledge and awareness of the risk factors of cervical cancer stratified based upon gender and college of enrollment (
Gender College Male Female COM COSHP CAMS CON Aging Yes 53.1% 48.2% 0.010 42.9% 55.8% 48.0% 49.0% 0.422 No 12.5% 24.8% 23.8% 19.5% 20.0% 24.0% Do not know 34.4% 27.0% 33.3% 24.7% 32.0% 27.0% Family history of breast cancer Yes 40.6% 48.7% 0.001 47.6% 51.9% 34.0% 49.0% <0.001 No 21.9% 29.6% 20.6% 23.4% 28.0% 36.0% Do not know 37.5% 21.7% 31.7% 24.7% 38.0% 15.0% Having a close relative with breast cancer Yes 39.1% 32.3% 0.097 34.9% 42.9% 24.0% 31.0% 0.002 No 25.0% 35.0% 25.4% 26.0% 36.0% 41.0% Do not know 35.9% 32.7% 39.7% 31.2% 40.0% 28.0% Smoking Yes 50.0% 41.6% 0.001 46.0% 50.6% 32.0% 42.0% <0.001 No 14.1% 30.1% 12.7% 26.0% 34.0% 32.0% Do not know 35.9% 28.3% 41.3% 23.4% 34.0% 26.0% Marrying late Yes 18.8% 19.0% <0.001 17.5% 23.4% 10.0% 21.0% 0.002 No 26.6% 48.2% 34.9% 42.9% 42.0% 50.0% Do not know 54.7% 32.7% 47.6% 33.8% 48.0% 29.0% Early menarche Yes 15.6% 25.7% 0.003 20.6% 15.6% 6.0% 40.0% <0.001 No 25.0% 31.4% 17.5% 32.5% 32.0% 35.0% Do not know 59.4% 42.9% 61.9% 51.9% 62.0% 25.0% Late menopause Yes 18.8% 28.8% 0.018 22.2% 16.9% 14.0% 43.0% <0.001 No 25.0% 28.3% 20.6% 31.2% 28.0% 29.0% Do not know 56.3% 42.9% 57.1% 51.9% 58.0% 28.0% Having children later on in life or not at all Yes 23.4% 24.8% 0.004 19.0% 24.7% 16.0% 32.0% <0.001 No 23.4% 37.2% 23.8% 33.8% 36.0% 40.0% Do not know 53.1% 38.1% 57.1% 41.6% 48.0% 28.0% High number of births Yes 15.6% 19.9% 0.096 19.0% 26.0% 12.0% 17.0% 0.002 No 34.4% 40.7% 27.0% 39.0% 44.0% 45.0% Do not know 50.0% 39.4% 54.0% 35.1% 44.0% 38.0% Hormone replacement therapy Yes 31.3% 37.6% 0.021 36.5% 36.4% 30.0% 39.0% 0.010 No 12.5% 19.5% 12.7% 18.2% 12.0% 24.0% Do not know 56.3% 42.9% 50.8% 45.5% 58.0% 37.0% Use of oral contraceptives Yes 26.6% 29.6% 0.159 34.9% 26.0% 24.0% 30.0% <0.001 No 14.1% 19.9% 11.1% 16.9% 12.0% 28.0% Do not know 59.4% 50.4% 54.0% 57.1% 64.0% 42.0% Immunosuppression Yes 43.8% 44.2% 0.030 60.3% 29.9% 44.0% 45.0% <0.001 No 7.8% 16.4% 4.8% 19.5% 10.0% 19.0% Do not know 48.4% 39.4% 34.9% 50.6% 46.0% 36.0% Multiple sexual partners Yes 57.8% 48.2% 0.031 60.3% 53.2% 60.0% 37.0% <0.001 No 9.4% 18.6% 11.1% 15.6% 10.0% 24.0% Do not know 32.8% 33.2% 28.6% 31.2% 30.0% 39.0% Recurrent/chronic cervix diseases Yes 48.4% 50.0% 0.009 60.3% 48.1% 50.0% 44.0% 0.002 No 6.3% 15.5% 4.8% 16.9% 8.0% 19.0% Do not know 45.3% 34.5% 34.9% 35.1% 42.0% 37.0% Bacterial infections Yes 12.5% 24.8% 0.001 7.9% 32.5% 18.0% 25.0% <0.001 No 25.0% 30.1% 41.3% 22.1% 30.0% 26.0% Do not know 62.5% 45.1% 50.8% 45.5% 52.0% 49.0% Viral infections Yes 53.1% 47.3% 0.513 69.8% 44.2% 52.0% 37.0% <0.001 No 14.1% 15.9% 9.5% 16.9% 8.0% 22.0% Do not know 32.8% 36.7% 20.6% 39.0% 40.0% 41.0% Obesity Yes 26.6% 28.8% <0.001 22.2% 31.2% 18.0% 35.0% 0.010 No 17.2% 36.3% 38.1% 26.0% 34.0% 32.0% Do not know 56.3% 35.0% 39.7% 42.9% 48.0% 33.0% Lack of physical exercise Yes 18.8% 34.5% <0.001 20.6% 33.8% 32.0% 35.0% 0.058 No 21.9% 31.9% 33.3% 27.3% 24.0% 32.0% Do not know 59.4% 33.6% 46.0% 39.0% 44.0% 33.0% Breast feeding Yes 10.9% 16.8% 0.004 6.3% 18.2% 8.0% 23.0% 0.001 No 39.1% 49.1% 49.2% 48.1% 52.0% 42.0% Do not know 50.0% 34.1% 44.4% 33.8% 40.0% 35.0% Early marriage Yes 14.1% 18.1% 0.010 12.7% 19.5% 12.0% 21.0% 0.003 No 29.7% 40.7% 33.3% 37.7% 32.0% 45.0% Do not know 56.3% 41.2% 54.0% 42.9% 56.0% 34.0%
