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Table 2 Assessment of Uyghur women knowledge by educational level

From: Knowledge and attitude of Uyghur women in Xinjiang province of China related to the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer

 

Participants

Aware of cervical cancer

Aware of HPV

Aware of HPV vaccine

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Illiteracy

315

6.3

53

16.8

12

3.8

7

2.2

Primary education

1,000

20.0

247

24.9

71

7.1

35

3.6

Secondary education

1,085

21.7

285

26.3

102

9.4

49

4.5

Specialist/professional education

1,215

24.3

349

28.7

173

14.3

74

6.1

Undergraduate or higher education

1,385

27.7

416

30.0

292

21.0

135

9.7

P value

 

P = 0.000

P = 0.000

P = 0.000

  1. Linear-by-linear association has been used; the difference was statistically significant P < 0.05. With the increase of educational level, awareness has increased.