Table 3 Participant attitudes, knowledge and sources of information on cervical screening by previous Pap test (N = 223)a
Ever had a Pap test | p-Valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (109) (48.9%) | No (114) (51.1%) | ||
Believes Pap test is painful (N = 218, 97.8%) | 0.003 | ||
Yes | 48 (40.0) | 72 (60.0) | |
No/not sure | 59 (60.2) | 39 (39.8) | |
Believes Pap test is embarrassing (N = 216, 96.9%) | 0.538 | ||
Yes | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | |
No/not sure | 95 (48.0) | 103 (52.0) | |
Heard of cervical cancer (N = 222, 99.6%) | 0.277 | ||
Yes | 76 (51.7) | 71 (48.3) | |
No | 33 (44.0) | 42 (56.0) | |
Aware of screening location (N = 218, 97.8%) | 0.668 | ||
Yes | 34 (46.6) | 39 (53.4) | |
No | 72 (49.7) | 73 (50.3) | |
Aware of Pap test purpose (N = 217, 97.3%) | 0.001 | ||
Yes | 84 (54.9) | 69 (45.1) | |
No | 20 (31.2) | 44 (68.8) | |
Heard about screening from healthcare provider (N = 218, 97.8%) | 0.187 | ||
Yes | 52 (53.6) | 45 (46.4) | |
No | 54 (44.6) | 67 (55.4) | |
Heard about screening from media (N = 218, 97.8%) | 0.996 | ||
Yes | 36 (48.7) | 38 (51.3) | |
No | 70 (48.6) | 74 (51.4) | |
Heard about screening from otherc sources (N = 218, 97.8%) | 0.165 | ||
Yes | 26 (41.3) | 37 (58.7) | |
No | 80 (51.6) | 75 (48.4) | |
Knowledge of cervical cancer index score | |||
Score (N = 223, 100%) | 0.293 | ||
Low | 31 (41.9) | 43 (58.1) | |
Medium | 33 (55.0) | 27 (45.0) | |
High | 45 (50.6) | 44 (49.4) | |