Table 3 Attitudes of women about cervical cancer and its preventive measures, in Selected districts of South Gondar zone, Amhara region North central Ethiopia,2019 ( N = 844)
No. | Variables | Disagree | Agree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
1 | Carcinoma of the cervix is highly prevalent in our country and is a leading cause of deaths amongst all malignancies in Ethiopia | 447 | 51.9 | 441 | 48.1 |
2 | Any adult woman including you can acquire cervical cancer | 403 | 49.9 | 431 | 50.1 |
3 | Carcinoma of the cervix cannot be transmitted from one person to another | 322 | 38.2 | 522 | 61.8 |
4 | Screening helps in prevention of carcinoma of the cervix | 237 | 28.1 | 607 | 71.9 |
5 | Screening causes no harm to the client | 300 | 35.5 | 544 | 64.5 |
6 | Screening for premalignant cervical lesions is not expensive | 372 | 40.1 | 472 | 59.9 |
7 | If screening is free and causes no harm, will you screen | 79 | 9.4 | 765 | 90.6 |