Table 3 Participants attitude on test items towards cervical cancer in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 501)
Variables | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Believe having multiple sexual partners is risk factor for cervical cancer | Yes | 370 | 73.9 |
No | 131 | 26.1 | |
Believe cervical cancer is transmittable through sexual inter course | Yes | 112 | 22.4 |
No | 389 | 77.6 | |
Believe HIV positivity increases the chance of getting cervical cancer | Yes | 318 | 63.5 |
No | 183 | 36.5 | |
Believe use of oral contraceptive pill is a risk factor for cervical cancer | Yes | 68 | 13.6 |
No | 433 | 86.4 | |
Think that smoking is a risk factor for cervical cancer | Yes | 338 | 67.5 |
No | 163 | 32.5 | |
Think early marriage is a risk factor for cervical cancer | Yes | 366 | 73.1 |
No | 135 | 26.9 | |
Think cervical cancer is a major health problem for female of reproductive age group | Yes | 442 | 88.2 |
No | 59 | 11.8 | |
Think it is possible to detect cervical cancer with early screening before symptoms appear | Yes | 248 | 49.5 |
No | 253 | 50.5 | |
Think early detection of cervical cancer is good for treatment out come | Yes | 457 | 91.2 |
No | 44 | 8.8 | |
Believe cervical cancer is preventable | Yes | 391 | 78.0 |
No | 110 | 22.0 | |
Think it is possible to cure cervical cancer | Yes | 237 | 47.3 |
No | 264 | 52.7 |