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Table 2 Health professionals’ knowledge about cervical cancer and its risk factors at CMHS 2018

From: Health professionals’ willingness to pay and associated factors for human papilloma virus vaccination to prevent cervical cancer at College of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Description

Frequency %

Do you have heard about human papilloma virus vaccine? (n = 392)

Yes

384 (97.96%)

No

8 (2.04%)

What is your source of more information (n = 384)

School

233 (60.68%)

TV/Radio

101 (26.30%)

Training

33 (8.59%)

Internet

14 (3.65%)

Other

3 (0.78%)

Perceived seriousness of cervical cancer (392)

Less serious

52 (13.27%)

Serious

227 (57.91%)

Highly serious

113 (28.83%)

Knowledge of respondents (n = 392)

Poor knowledge

27 (6.89%)

Moderate knowledge

96 (24.49%)

Excellent knowledge

269 (68.62%)