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Table 2 Knowledge of midwives about cervical cancer disease and its prevention, by category of health facility, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 2012

From: Cervical cancer prevention in reproductive health services: knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

 

Total

UH

GH

PHC

P

SoM

P*

 

N = 592 (%)

n = 125 (%)

n = 134 (%)

n = 194 (%)

 

n = 139 (%)

 

Score of knowledge of cervical cancer disease

Appropriate (>70%)

329 (55.7)

75 (60.0)

80 (59.7)

113 (58.2)

0.94

61 (43.9)

0.02

Main items of the score of knowledge of cervical cancer disease

Most frequent cancer in women

587 (99.2)

123 (98.4)

133 (99.3)

193 (99.5)

0.58

138 (99.3)

0.82

Most deadly cancer in women

584 (98.6)

122 (97.6)

133 (99.3)

192 (99.0)

0.44

137 (98.6)

0.66

HPV infection (risk factor)

409 (69.1)

98 (78.4)

85 (63.4)

128 (66.0)

0.02

98 (70.5)

0.05

Multiparity

317 (53.5)

73 (58.4)

69 (51.5)

113 (58.2)

0.41

62 (44.6)

0.06

Post-coital bleeding (symptoms)

452 (76.4)

96 (76.8)

111 (82.8)

157 (80.9)

0.45

88 (63.3)

<0.01

Score of knowledge of prevention

Appropriate (>70%)

251 (42.4)

66 (52.8)

58 (43.3)

77 (39.7)

0.05

50 (36.0)

0.03

Main items of the score of knowledge of prevention

Cervical cancer is preventable

544 (91.9)

116 (92.8)

125 (93.3)

179 (92.3)

0.94

124 (89.2)

0.60

Screening is a preventive method

421 (71.1)

85 (68.0)

98 (71.3)

150 (77.3)

0.18

88 (63.3)

0.03

Aware of visual inspection as screening method

268 (45.3)

66 (52.8)

56 (41.8)

63 (32.5)

<0.01

83 (59.7)

<0.01

Vaccine is a preventive method

298 (50.3)

70 (56.0)

63 (47.0)

98 (50.5)

0.41

67 (48.2)

0.57

Vaccine administered before sexual debut

259 (43.8)

68 (54.4)

63 (47.0)

80 (41.2)

0.07

48 (34.5)

0.01

Vaccine availability in Côte d’Ivoire

212 (35.8)

51 (40.8)

53 (39.6)

60 (30.9)

0.12

48 (34.5)

0.23

  1. UH: University Hospital; GH: General Hospital; PHC: Primary Health Center; SoM: School of Midwifery; p: comparison of responses between UH, GH and PHC (student excluded). P*: comparison of the four groups of midwives. Correct answer.