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Table 1 Distribution of gender and age of participants

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of young people in Zimbabwe on cervical cancer and HPV, current screening methods and vaccination

Level of education				Frequency		Percentage (%)
High school students
Female				164		68.91
Male				74		31.09
University students
Female				312		60.82
Male				201		39.18
High school students	Age	Harare		Manicaland		Mash. West		Masvingo		Midlands		Total
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
	15	22	30.99	0		6	14.29	6	13.64	17	43.59	51	21.43
	16	16	22.54	0		12	28.57	7	15.91	11	28.21	46	19.33
	17	18	25.35	0		12	28.57	7	15.91	4	10.26	41	17.23
	18	15	21.13	21	50.00	7	16.67	11	25.00	5	12.82	59	24.79
	19	0		19	45.24	4	9.52	13	29.55	2	5.13	38	15.97
	20	0		1	2.38	1	2.38	0		0		2	0.84
	21	0		1	2.38	0		0		0		1	0.42
	Total	71	100.00	42	100.00	42	100.00	44	100.00	39	100.00	238	100.00
University students	18	5	3.82	2	3.28	0		1	0.94	1	0.85	9	1.75
	19	32	24.43	19	31.15	6	6.19	3	2.83	15	12.71	75	14.62
	20	32	24.43	19	31.15	24	24.74	19	17.92	33	27.97	127	24.76
	21	31	23.66	8	13.11	24	24.74	22	20.75	25	21.19	110	21.44
	22	15	11.45	5	8.20	19	19.59	19	17.92	22	18.64	80	15.59
	23	8	6.11	4	6.56	10	10.31	20	18.87	15	12.71	57	11.11
	24	8	6.11	4	6.56	14	14.43	22	20.75	7	5.93	55	10.72
	Total	131	100.00	61	100.00	97	100.00>	106	100.00	118	100.00	513	100.00

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