Modalities

n

%

Perception of prevention (N = 167)

Belief in the preventive capacity of early screening

21

12.6

Belief in cervical cancer prevention

26

15.6

Perception of causes (N = 167)

Cervical cancer has a behavioral cause

31

18.6

Cervical cancer is fluke or bad luck

29

17.4

Cervical cancer has a biological cause

5

3.0

Cervical cancer has an environmental cause

6

3.6

No perception of the cause of cervical cancer

96

57.5

Temporality (N = 167)

Cervical cancer is a chronic disease

2

1.2

Cervical cancer is always screened with a delay

7

4.2

Cervical cancer gets better naturally without treatment (prayer, religious practices)

8

4.8