| Overall distribution (N = 256) | Correct answers by age group, N (%) | ||||
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Knowledge item (correct response) | Yes | No | Don’t Know | 18-24 years old (N = 125) | 25 years and above (N = 131) | p-value |
HPV is transmitted by sexual activities (yes) | 77 (30.4%) | 45 (17.8%) | 131 (51.8%) | 33 (26.4%) | 44 (33.6%) | 0.223 |
If a woman has an earlier sexual debut or has more sexual partners, she is more likely to have cervical cancer (yes) | 109 (42.9%) | 39 (15.4%) | 106 (41.7%) | 48 (38.4%) | 61 (46.6%) | 0.207 |
HPV infection increased the likelihood of getting cervical cancer (yes) | 91 (35.5%) | 13 (5.1%) | 150 (59.1%) | 36 (28.8%) | 55 (42.0%) | 0.036 |
Women should do pap smear once a year (yes) | 106 (41.9%) | 13 (5.1%) | 134 (53.0%) | 43 (34.4%) | 63 (48.1%) | 0.031 |
Women older than 21Â yrs or have more than 3Â yrs of sexual activities, should do pap smear every year (yes) | 105 (41.5%) | 12 (4.7%) | 136 (53.8%) | 43 (34.4%) | 62 (47.3%) | 0.042 |
The best time for HPV vaccine is age 11 to 12Â yrs old (yes) | 31 (12.3%) | 35 (13.9%) | 186 (73.8%) | 11 (8.8%) | 20 (15.3%) | 0.128 |
If a woman receives HPV vaccine, she doesn’t need to do pap smear any more (no) | 32 (12.6%) | 65 (25.7%) | 156 (61.7%) | 30 (24.0%) | 35 (26.7%) | 0.668 |
Mean scoreb (SD, Range) | 2.3 (2.3, 0–7) | 2.0 (2.3,0-7) | 2.6 (2.3,0-7) | 0.026 |