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Table 2 Participants’ awareness, knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and uptake of cervical screening at baseline

From: Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and cervical screening uptake among adult women in rural communities in Nigeria

Variable

Intervention

Control

Test value

p value

Ever heard of cervical cancer

59 (16.9%)

50 (14.3%)

 

p = 0.404*

Ever heard of cervical screening

36 (10.3%)

38 (10.9%)

 

p = 0.902*

Ever had cervical screening

15 (4.3%)

12 (3.4%)

 

p = 0.695*

Willingness to have cervical screening

314 (89.7%)

320 (91.4%)

 

P = 0.518*

Mean knowledge score

1.75 (SD = 5.65)α

2.03 (SD = 5.77)α

t = 0.649 (df = 698)

P = 0.517

Mean perception score

1.13 (SD = 0.77)α

1.16 (SD = 0.83)α

t = 0.496 (df = 698)

P = 0.620

  1. *Fisher’s exact test was used, αmean (SD = standard deviation).