Community Awareness of HPV Screening and Vaccination in Odisha

Table 2

Knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy outcomes, Odisha, India ().

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