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Table 2 Source of information and knowledge of cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening of respondents, Bishoftu, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Predictors of cervical cancer screening practice among HIV positive women attending adult anti-retroviral treatment clinics in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia: the application of a health belief model

Variables

Frequency

Precent

Heard about cervical cancer (n = 475)

 Yes

421

88.60

 No

54

11.40

Source of info about cervical cancer for the last time (n = 421)

 Health care providers

342

81.20

 Media(print and non-print)

67

15.90

 Close relatives(family/friends)

12

2.90

Heard about Cervical cancer screening (n = 421)

 Yes

398

94.50

 No

23

5.50

Source of info about Cervical cancer screening for the last time(n = 398)

 Health care providers

248

62.30

 Media(print and non-print)

138

34.70

 Close relatives(family/friends)

12

3.00

 

Scale

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Knowledgea

0–40

20

34

25.93

2.31

  1. aContinuous variable, SD Standard deviation