Table 2 Knowledge of mothers and adolescent daughters on HPV and the HPV vaccine (N = 170 dyads)
Knowledge (correct answer) on HPV and the HPV vaccine | Mothers (n = 170) | Daughters (n = 170) | χ2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Symptoms of HPV infection | ||||||
Sores on the vagina that do not heal are one of the symptoms of HPV infection | 99 | 58.2 | 72 | 42.4 | 7.502 | 0.006** |
Warts that sometimes itch or bleed are one of the symptoms of HPV infection | 85 | 50.0 | 83 | 48.8 | 0.012 | 0.914 |
Most cell changes can revert to normal and HPV infection can be cleared by bodily immunity | 51 | 30.0 | 39 | 22.9 | 2.304 | 0.129 |
Persistent HPV infections can cause pre-cancer (dysplasia) and cervical cancer | 115 | 67.6 | 126 | 74.1 | 1.586 | 0.208 |
Transmission of HPV | ||||||
HPV can be transmitted through sexual intercourse | 116 | 68.2 | 129 | 75.9 | 2.008 | 0.157 |
Having sex with multiple sexual partners increases the risk of HPV infection | 128 | 75.3 | 132 | 77.6 | 0.401 | 0.527 |
Having sex before the age of 16 increases the risk of HPV infection | 105 | 61.8 | 84 | 49.4 | 5.739 | 0.017* |
HPV vaccine and cures | ||||||
Currently, there is a way to eliminate the HPV virus (false) | 67 | 39.4 | 90 | 52.9 | 7.184 | 0.007** |
HPV can be cured with antibiotics (false) | 92 | 54.1 | 119 | 70.0 | 10.756 | 0.001** |
There is a vaccine that can protect women against cervical cancer | 134 | 78.8 | 144 | 84.7 | 1.415 | 0.234 |
It is not necessary to have regular Pap smear tests after having received the HPV vaccine (false) | 124 | 72.9 | 139 | 81.8 | 3.575 | 0.059 |