Table 2 Cervical cancer knowledge and use of care services by having had a cervical exam
Previous Cervical Exam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | p-value | |
N = 87 | N = 210 | N = 297 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Has anyone in your family had cervical cancer? | 0.6537 | |||
Yes | 10 (11.5) | 21 (10) | 31 (10.4) | |
No | 75 (86.2) | 180 (85.7) | 255 (85.9) | |
Don’t know | 2 (2.3) | 9 (4.3) | 11 (3.7) | |
Do you believe cervical cancer can be prevented? | 0.1329 | |||
Yes | 74 (85.1) | 157 (74.8) | 231 (77.8) | |
No | 2 (2.3) | 7 (3.3) | 9 (3.0) | |
Don’t know | 11 (12.6) | 46 (21.9) | 57 (19.2) | |
How often should a woman have a PAP smear? | 0.5597 | |||
No need to have a PAP smear | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | |
Every year | 53 (82.8) | 150 (88.2) | 203 (86.7) | |
≥ every 2 years | 7 (10.9) | 16 (9.4) | 23 (9.8) | |
Other (i.e. Once a month) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | |
Have you ever heard of VIA | 0.0063 | |||
Yes | 29 (33.3) | 35 (16.7) | 64 (21.5) | |
No | 58 (66.7) | 174 (82.9) | 232 (78.1) | |
Would you be interested in getting screened by VIA | 0.1803 | |||
Yes | 85 (97.7) | 208 (99.5) | 293 (99) | |
No | 2 (2.3) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1) | |
From which of the following sources do you obtain most of your knowledge about health? | 0.0832 | |||
Your parents | 5 (5.9) | 28 (13.7) | 33 (11.4) | |
Your friends | 7 (8.2) | 10 (4.9) | 17 (5.9) | |
The media | 41 (48.2) | 76 (37.1) | 117 (40.3) | |
Your sexual partner | 8 (9.4) | 15 (7.3) | 23 (7.9) | |
Other (HCW, school, family) | 24 (28.2) | 76 (37.1) | 100 (34.5) | |
What has been your general approach towards using health care services? | 0.0144 | |||
Only use whenever I am sick | 36 (54.5) | 108 (63.2) | 144 (60.8) | |
Visit yearly for checkup | 28 (42.4) | 45 (26.3) | 73 (30.8) | |
Hardly ever use | 1 (1.5) | 18 (10.5) | 19 (8.0) | |
Are you more likely to use health care facilities or herbal or local remedy | 0.5329 | |||
Healthcare facilities | 85 (98.8) | 209 (99.5) | 294 (99.3) | |
Herbal Medicine | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | |