Table
3: HPV knowledge related to sex and sexual activity
|
Virgins |
P value |
Sexually Active |
P value |
Total Students |
|||||||||
YES |
NO |
|
YES |
NO |
|
YES |
NO |
|||||||
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
Male |
26 |
20.1 |
103 |
79.9 |
<0.0001 |
70 |
20.3 |
275 |
79.7 |
<0.0001 |
96 |
20.3 |
378 |
79.7 |
Female |
83 |
23.6 |
269 |
76.4 |
<0.0001 |
76 |
22.3 |
264 |
77.7 |
<0.0001 |
159 |
23.0 |
533 |
77.0 |
Total |
109 |
22.7 |
372 |
77.3 |
- |
146 |
21.3 |
539 |
78.7 |
- |
255 |
21.9 |
911 |
78.1 |
In
general, the majority (78.1%) of the participants had no knowledge of
HPV. This lack of knowledge persisted irrespective of gender and sexual
activity.