Knowledge and Awareness of Cervical Cancer among HIV-Infected Women in Ethiopia

Table 4

Overall knowledge of cervical cancer among HIV-infected women involved in the study, Ethiopia, August to September 2012.

Correct answers used to measure cervical cancer knowledge	Number	%
(1) The primary cause of cervical cancer is a germ/virus	122	39.6
(2) Women who have sex before 18 years of age are at high risk for cervical cancer	42	13.6
(3) Women exposed to repeated sexually transmitted illness are at high risk for cervical cancer	61	19.8
(4) Women infected with HIV are at high risk for cervical cancer	169	54.9
(5) Women with multiple sexual partners are at high risk for cervical cancer	102	33.1
(6) A wife of a man who had multiple sexual partners is at high risk for cervical cancer	45	14.6
(7) Women who have a mother or sister with cervical cancer are at high risk for cervical cancer	11	3.6
(8) Women should seek care related to cervical cancer once they become sexually active	96	31.2
(9) Cryotherapy is a treatment option for women diagnosed with precancerous cervical lesion	9	2.9
(10) Treatment options for women diagnosed with cervical cancer include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery	79	25.6
Overall cervical cancer knowledge level	Number	%
Women knowledgeable about cervical cancer (cumulative knowledge score > 2)	135	43.8
Women less knowledgeable about cervical cancer (cumulative knowledge score 2)	173	56.2