Table 2 Women’s knowledge on cervical cancer, screening, and risk factors in Butajira, Ethiopia
Variable | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | I don’t know n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Heard of CC (n = 341) | 125 (36.7) | 2 (0.6) | 214 (62.7) |
Mentioned symptoms (n = 341) | 14 (4.1) | 7 (2.1) | 320 (93.8) |
Bleeding | 14 (4.1) | Â | Â |
Discharge | 2 (0.6) | Â | Â |
Risk reducing possible (n = 341) | 19 (5.5) | 7 (2.1) | 315 (92.4) |
Methods for risk reducing (n = 341) | |||
Lifestyle | 3 (0.9) | Â | Â |
Screening | 13 (3.8) | Â | Â |
Screening available in community (n = 340) | 113 (33.1) | 4 (1.2) | 223 (65.4) |
Screening methods (n = 340) | |||
 VIA | 0 (0) | (0) | 340 (100) |
HPV test | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) | 334 (97.9) |
Cytology | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 336 (98.5) |
Age at risk for CC (n = 341) | |||
Young (< 30 yrs.) | 30 (8.8) |  |  |
Middle (30–49 yrs.) | 38 (11.1) |  |  |
Old (50–70 yrs.) | 9 (2.6) |  |  |
Senile (> 70 yrs.) | 5 (1.5) |  |  |
I don’t know | 271 (79.5) |  |  |
HPV as risk factor (n = 338) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 337 (98.8) |
HIV as risk factor (n = 341) | 74 (21.7) | 12 (3.5) | 255 (74.8) |
Multiple sexual partners as risk factor (n = 341) | 86 (25.2) | 6 (1.8) | 249 (73.0) |
Early sexual initiation as risk factor (n = 341) | 82 (24.0) | 11 (3.2) | 248 (72.8) |
History of STD as risk factor (n = 341) | 84 (24.6) | 4 (1.2) | 253 (74.2) |
Multi-parity as risk factor (n = 341) | 68 (19.9) | 31 (9.1) | 242 (71.0) |
Use of contraceptive as risk factor (n = 340) | 40 (11.7) | 23 (6.7) | 277 (81.2) |
Smoking as risk factor (n = 341) | 110 (32.3) | 5 (1.5) | 226 (66.3) |