Table 2 Recognition of cervical cancer risk factors
| Â | Recognized as cervical cancer risk factor | |
|---|---|---|
Risk factors assessed | Yes, N (%) | No N (%) |
Having many sexual partners (greater than 3) in a lifetime. | 295 (92.5) | 24 (7.5) |
Having sex at a young age (17 years or younger) | 283 (88.5) | 37 (11.6) |
Being infected with other sexually transmitted diseases (other than HIV or Human Papillomavirus) | 276 (88.2) | 37 (11.8) |
Getting a sexually transmitted infection called Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | 271 (86.3) | 43 (13.7) |
Not going for regular screening /testing for cervical cancer | 222 (69.8) | 96 (30.2) |
Having a sexual partner who is not circumcised | 215 (67.8) | 102 (32.2) |
HIV/AIDS | 206 (66.7) | 103 (33.3) |
Giving birth to three or more children | 155 (49.8) | 156 (50.2) |
Smoking any cigarette at all | 113 (37.7) | 187 (62.3) |
Using birth control, family planning for more than 5 years | 172 (31.1) | 382 (68.9) |
Being bewitched/witchcraft | 18 (6.4) | 265 (93.6) |