Research Article
Cervical Cancer Awareness among Women in Tanzania: An Analysis of Data from the 2011-12 Tanzania HIV and Malaria Indicators Survey
Table 2
Distribution of participants by awareness about cervical cancer and the potential factors affecting awareness (chi-square).
| Variables | Awareness about cervical cancer | value | Not aware | Aware | | % | | % |
| Wealth index: | | | | | | Poorest | 441 | 42.6 | 595 | 57.4 | | Poorer | 433 | 37.8 | 712 | 62.2 | | Middle | 378 | 34.6 | 713 | 65.4 | | Richer | 318 | 27.3 | 847 | 72.7 | | Richest | 142 | 12.9 | 962 | 87.1 | | Zones: | | | | | | Eastern | 90 | 15 | 510 | 85 | | Western | 138 | 31.6 | 299 | 68.4 | | Southern | 112 | 36.1 | 198 | 63.9 | | Southern Highlands | 244 | 38.7 | 386 | 61.3 | | SW Highlands | 240 | 40.1 | 359 | 59.9 | | Central | 129 | 20.1 | 513 | 79.9 | | Northern | 188 | 30.2 | 434 | 69.8 | | Lake | 507 | 33.1 | 1025 | 66.9 | | Zanzibar | 64 | 37.4 | 107 | 62.6 | | Parity: | | | | | | 0 | 146 | 41.4 | 207 | 58.6 | | 1–4 | 933 | 28.6 | 2332 | 71.4 | | >4 | 633 | 32.9 | 1292 | 67.1 | | Place of Residence: | | | | | | Urban | 180 | 15.5 | 989 | 84.6 | | Rural | 1532 | 35 | 2843 | 65 | |
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