Table 3 Attitude towards cervical cancer and its screening among women (n = 630) in Debre Markos town, Northwest ethiopia, 2018.
Variables | Level of agreement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Disagree | Indifferent | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Susceptibility of other women to cervical cancer | 320 | 47.5 | 148 | 23.5 | 162 | 25.7 |
Self-susceptibility to cervical cancer | 299 | 47.5 | 170 | 27 | 161 | 25.6 |
Genetic transmission of cervical cancer | 93 | 14.8 | 354 | 56.2 | 183 | 29 |
The bad outcome of cervical cancer | 383 | 60.8 | 133 | 21.1 | 114 | 18.1 |
Benefits of cervical cancer screening | 387 | 61.4 | 112 | 17.8 | 131 | 20.8 |
The problem with the screening procedure | 359 | 57 | 109 | 17.3 | 162 | 25.7 |
Overall attitude | Frequency | Percent | ||||
Favorable attitude | 385 | 61.1 | ||||
Unfavorable attitude | 245 | 38.9 | ||||
