Research Article
Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha
Table 2
Knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy outcomes, Odisha, India (
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| Characteristic | Sample size | Percentage |
| Believe cervical cancer will lead to death | | | Yes | 134 | 46.9 | No | 37 | 12.9 | Never heard of cervical cancer | 64 | 22.4 | Do not know | 48 | 16.8 | Refused/missing | 3 | 1.0 | Believe your current doctor would also treat cervical cancer needs | | | Yes | 43 | 15.0 | No | 199 | 69.6 | Do not know | 28 | 9.8 | Refused/missing | 16 | 5.6 | Believe vaccinations prevent disease | | | Yes | 237 | 82.9 | No | 13 | 4.5 | Do not know | 31 | 10.8 | Refused/missing | 5 | 1.8 | “Very likely” or “likely” to be the person who makes decisions to vaccinate your child | | | Yes | 214 | 74.8 | No | 53 | 18.6 | Refused/missing | 19 | 6.6 | Ever heard of HPV | | | Yes | 64 | 22.4 | No | 197 | 68.8 | Do not know | 20 | 7.0 | Refused/missing | 5 | 1.8 | Know that HPV is main cause of cervical cancer | | | Yes | 34 | 11.9 | No | 61 | 21.3 | Do not know | 183 | 64.0 | Refused/missing | 8 | 2.8 | Believe that your community might resist HPV vaccinations | | | Yes | 26 | 9.1 | No | 154 | 53.9 | Do not know | 85 | 29.7 | Refused/missing | 21 | 7.3 |
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