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Table 2 Knowledge of women about main presenting symptoms, Prevention measures and treatment options of cervical cancer, Gondar town, Ethiopia, April 2010

From: Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia

Symptoms*

Number

Percent

Bleeding and pain after sexual intercourse

99

15.7

Post menopausal bleeding

80

12.7

Excessive vaginal discharge

187

29.7

Offensive vaginal discharge

222

35.3

Abnormal bleeding between periods

91

14.5

Others

17

2.7

Don’t know

249

39.6

Prevention measures*

Number

Percent

Regular medical checkup/screening**

345

54.8

Vaccine for HPV

38

6.0

Delaying sexual debut

39

6.2

Being faithful to sexual partner

38

6.0

Consistent condom use

14

2.2

Others

23

3.7

Don’t know

227

36.1

Treatment options*

  

Radiation therapy

171

27.2

Surgery

210

33.4

Chemotherapy

218

34.6

Others

3

0.5

Don’t know

213

33.9%

Stage at which cervical cancer can be cured

  

Early

332

52.8

Cannot be cured at any time

94

14.9

Any time

6

1.0

Late

13

2.1

Do not know

184

29.1

  1. 402(63.9%) of the respondents knew that cervical cancer can be prevented.
  2. *Percent may exceed 100% as multiple answers are possible.
  3. **Data, that confirms whether women who had heard about Pap smear are included in the group that identified "regular medical checkup/screening" as one of the preventive measures, is not reported.