Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward Cervical Cancer Screening among Adama Science and Technology University Female Students, Ethiopia

Table 4

Respondents’ knowledge about prevention, treatment, and screening modalities of cervical cancer at Screening at Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia May 2014.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Prevention methods	Avoiding multiple sexual partners prevents cervical	354	53.1
	Avoiding early sexual intercourse	222	33.3
	Quitting smoking prevents cervical cancer	94	14.1
	HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer	242	36.3
	Screening prevents cervical cancer	306	45.9
Knowing cancer of the cervix can be treated	Yes	319	47.8
	No	45	6.7
	Do not know	303	45.4
Treatment type ()	Herbal remedies	69	21.6
	Surgery	79	24.8
	Radiotherapy	85	26.6
Frequency of screening	Once a year	176	26.4
	Every three years	38	5.7
	Every five years	11	1.6
	Any other	11	1.6
	Do not know	431	64.6
Who should be screened	Women of >25 years	409	61.3
	Prostitutes	157	23.5
	Elderly women	47	7.0
	Others	54	8.1
Procedures used in cervical cancer screening	VIA	57	8.5
	Pap smear	159	23.8
	Biopsy	227	34.0