Table 2 Attitudes towards cervical cancer at the University of Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, April, 2018 (n = 403)
Variables | Categories | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you think it is helpful to detect cervical cancer early? | Strongly agree | 224 | 55.6 |
Agree | 137 | 34 | |
Neutral | 32 | 7.9 | |
Disagree | 9 | 2.2 | |
Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.2 | |
Do you believe that you have the chance of getting Cervical Cancer? | Strongly agree | 81 | 20.1 |
Agree | 148 | 36.7 | |
Neutral | 48 | 11.9 | |
Disagree | 106 | 26.3 | |
Strongly disagree | 20 | 5.0 | |
Do you believe that getting Cervical Cancer is a serious for you? | Strongly agree | 235 | 58.3 |
Agree | 138 | 34.2 | |
Neutral | 16 | 4.0 | |
Disagree | 13 | 3.2 | |
Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.2 | |
Do you think that there are effective methods to reduce the risk of seriousness of cervical cancer? | Strongly agree | 150 | 37.2 |
Agree | 204 | 50.6 | |
Neutral | 33 | 8.2 | |
Disagree | 10 | 2.5 | |
Strongly disagree | 6 | 1.5 | |
Do you think Carcinoma of the cervix is the cause of death? | Strongly agree | 157 | 39.0 |
Agree | 157 | 39.0 | |
Neutral | 50 | 12.4 | |
Disagree | 34 | 8.4 | |
Strongly disagree | 5 | 1.2 | |
Do you think any women acquire cervical cancer? | Strongly agree | 254 | 63 |
Agree | 109 | 27 | |
Neutral | 24 | 6 | |
Disagree | 12 | 3 | |
Strongly disagree | 4 | 1 | |
Do you think carcinoma of the cervix can be treated? | Strongly agree | 35 | 8.7 |
Agree | 75 | 18.6 | |
Neutral | 94 | 23.3 | |
Disagree | 171 | 42.4 | |
Strongly disagree | 28 | 6.9 | |
Do you think screening helps in prevention of cervical cancer? | Strongly agree | 186 | 46.2 |
Agree | 162 | 40.2 | |
Neutral | 43 | 10.7 | |
Disagree | 9 | 2.2 | |
Strongly disagree | 3 | 0.74 | |
Willingness for screening | Strongly agree | 100 | 24.8 |
Agree | 185 | 45.9 | |
Neutral | 70 | 17.4 | |
Disagree | 39 | 9.7 | |
Strongly disagree | 9 | 2.2 | |
Compute attitude towards Cervical Cancer | Favorable | 273 | 67.7 |
Unfavorable | 130 | 32.3 |