Factors Affecting the Practices of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Nurses at Public Health Institutions in Mekelle Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2014: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Distribution of responses of female nurses on knowledge questions about cervical cancer at Public Health Institutions in Mekelle City, Tigray, Ethiopia, June 2014.

Responses	Frequency ()	Percent
Risk factors
Multiple sexual partners	60	26.6
Early sexual intercourse	24	10.7
HPV infection	80	35.6
Cigarette smoking	37	16.4
Do not know	24	10.7
Vulnerability to CCA
Women >50 years of age	86	38.1
Reproductive age	44	19.6
Both	80	35.6
Do not know	15	6.7
Sign and symptoms
Vaginal bleeding	103	45.8
Foul smelling vaginal discharge	71	31.6
Contact bleeding	42	18.6
Do not know	9	4
Prevention
Avoid multiple sexual partners	33	14.7
Avoiding early sexual intercourse	27	12
Screening and treatment	59	26.2
Avoid/quit cigarette smoking	37	16.4
All of the above	54	24
Do not know	15	6.7
What are the ways of screening
Pap smear	70	31.1
VIA	53	23.6
Both	48	21.3
Do not know	53	23.6
There is no way of screening	1	0.4