Differences in Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) scores between control and expert participants [t-tests and Chi-square (χ2) tests]
| Ovarian CAM | Cervical CAM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 25) | Expert (n = 13) | Control (n = 25) | Expert (n = 19) | |||||
| Awareness section | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t (df) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t (df) | p |
| Warning signs (open) Max: 10 Ovarian/11 Cervical | 0.8 (0.7) | 6.5 (2.6) | –10.3 (36) | <0.001 | 0.8 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.2) | –7.9 (42) | <0.001 |
| Warning signs (prompted) Max: 10 Ovarian/11 Cervical) | 4.9 (1.6) | 8.8 (1.9) | –6.9 (36) | <0.001 | 5.8 (2.6) | 8.5 (1.7) | –3.8 (42) | <0.001 |
| Risk factors (open) Max: 12 Ovarian/11 Cervical | 1.6 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.8) | –5.13 (36) | <0.001 | 0.8 (0.9) | 3.0 (1.6) | –5.7 (42 | <0.001 |
| Risk factors (prompted) Max: 60 Ovarian/55 Cervical | 37.6 (3.3) | 42.1 (4.8) | –3.3 (36) | 0.002 | 35.7 (5.0) | 40.0 (6.3) | –2.5 (40) | 0.02 |
| n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | |
| Peak age of incidence (correct) | 14 (56) | 13 (100) | 8.1 | 0.005 | 11 (44) | 12 (67) | 2.2 | 0.14 |
| Awareness of screening programme (correct) | 10 (42) | 13 (100) | 12.2 | 0.002 | 19 (76) | 16 (94) | 2.4 | 0.12 |
| Age women invited for screening (correct) | – | – | – | – | 4 (16) | 15 (94) | 23.7 | <0.001 |
| Awareness of vaccination programme (correct) | – | – | – | – | 14 (56) | 15 (94) | 6.7 | 0.01 |
| Age invited for vaccination (correct) | – | – | – | – | 15 (60) | 13 (81) | 2.0 | 0.15 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t (36) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t (df) | p | |
| Total knowledge score Max: 72 Ovarian*/71 Cervical† | 44.1 (4.3) | 53.9 (6.3) | –5.6 (35) | <0.001 | 44.1 (6.8) | 52.7 (7.5) | –3.7 (38) | 0.001 |
* Total Ovarian CAMowledge = Prompted warning signs + Prompted risk factors + Peak age of incidence + ovarian screening programme.
† Total Ovarian CAMowledge = Prompted warning signs + Prompted risk factors + Peak age of incidence + Cervical screening programme + Age women invited for screening + Vaccination programme + Age invited for vaccination.
df, degrees of freedom; max, maximum; SD, standard deviation.