Table 3 Student HPV knowledge on HPV and Cervical cancer

Questions

Yes (%)

No (%)

 Knows what Human papillomavirus (HPV) is

86.7

17.3

 Knows the type of cancer caused by HPV

52

48

 Understands why girls need to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine

64

36

 Knows HPV is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse

58.6

41.4

 Understands who can be infected with HPV (sex)

24

76

 Knows HPV may be linked to any cancer

81.3

18.7

 Understands purpose of pap smear

73.3

26.7

Overall knowledge score^a

Poor

Fair

Good

 Junior secondary school (n = 76)

24

29

23

 Senior secondary school (n = 24)

–

3

21