Research Article
Cervical Cancer and Its Screening: Assessing the Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception among Health and Allied Students
Table 9
Responses of the participants regarding the knowledge and awareness of the etiology of cervical cancer stratified based upon academic level (
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| | | Academic level | | | First year | Second year | Third year | Fourth year | Fifth year | Sixth year | value |
| | Ever heard of cervical cancer | Yes | 67.7% | 62.3% | 69.3% | 93.8% | 65.2% | 100.0% | <0.001 | | No | 20.0% | 36.4% | 27.3% | 3.1% | 26.1% | 0.0% | | Do not know | 12.3% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 8.7% | 0.0% | | Most frequently occurring cancer in women is cervical cancer | True | 32.3% | 15.6% | 33.0% | 21.9% | 43.5% | 40.0% | <0.001 | | False | 30.8% | 46.8% | 39.8% | 62.5% | 43.5% | 40.0% | | Do not know | 36.9% | 37.7% | 27.3% | 15.6% | 13.0% | 20.0% | | Cervical cancer only affects old women | True | 13.8% | 6.5% | 13.6% | 15.6% | 4.3% | 20.0% | 0.004 | | False | 58.5% | 53.2% | 43.2% | 56.3% | 65.2% | 80.0% | | Do not know | 27.7% | 40.3% | 43.2% | 28.1% | 30.4% | 0.0% | | Cervical cancer is more common in young women | True | 15.4% | 5.2% | 15.9% | 25.0% | 21.7% | 60.0% | <0.001 | | False | 35.4% | 15.6% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 34.8% | 40.0% | | Do not know | 49.2% | 79.2% | 69.3% | 56.3% | 43.5% | 0.0% | | Cervical cancer is one of the rare cancer affecting women | True | 23.1% | 26.0% | 22.7% | 12.5% | 26.1% | 20.0% | 0.001 | | False | 40.0% | 26.0% | 46.6% | 56.3% | 52.2% | 60.0% | | Do not know | 36.9% | 48.1% | 30.7% | 31.3% | 21.7% | 20.0% | | Cervical cancer is preventable disease | True | 36.9% | 45.5% | 50.0% | 53.1% | 52.2% | 80.0% | 0.036 | | False | 18.5% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 20.0% | | Do not know | 44.6% | 44.2% | 34.1% | 37.5% | 39.1% | 0.0% | | Cervical cancer is transmissible disease | True | 12.3% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 12.5% | 39.1% | 40.0% | <0.001 | | False | 27.7% | 33.8% | 48.9% | 40.6% | 47.8% | 40.0% | | Do not know | 60.0% | 49.4% | 30.7% | 46.9% | 13.0% | 20.0% | | Cervical cancer is caused by viral infections | True | 29.2% | 31.2% | 40.9% | 71.9% | 56.5% | 100.0% | <0.001 | | False | 9.2% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 3.1% | 26.1% | 0.0% | | Do not know | 61.5% | 59.7% | 47.7% | 25.0% | 17.4% | 0.0% | | Cervical cancer is caused by bacterial infections | True | 24.6% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 40.0% | <0.001 | | False | 15.4% | 23.4% | 31.8% | 43.8% | 47.8% | 60.0% | | Do not know | 60.0% | 62.3% | 53.4% | 46.9% | 43.5% | 0.0% | | Cervical Cancer is caused by HPV infection? | Yes | 15.4% | 19.5% | 33.0% | 56.3% | 52.2% | 80.0% | <0.001 | | No | 33.8% | 44.2% | 27.3% | 15.6% | 21.7% | 20.0% | | Do not know | 50.8% | 36.4% | 39.8% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 0.0% | | HPV vaccination? | Yes | 32.3% | 19.5% | 37.5% | 43.8% | 52.2% | 80.0% | <0.001 | | No | 47.7% | 55.8% | 42.0% | 34.4% | 34.8% | 20.0% | | Do not know | 20.0% | 24.7% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 13.0% | 0.0% |
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Chi-square test. Fisher-exact test. |
