Cervical cancer-related knowledge among women in rural areas of Yunnan province

Objective To explore the status of cervical cancer-related knowledge among rural women in Yunnan province for health education and promotion.Methods Statistical description was used to analyze the cancer-related knowledge among the women aged 30-59 years.An exploratory latent class analysis was used to identify latent class pattern of cervical cancerrelated knowledge.Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to clarify the differences in demographic characteristics among latent classes.Results The cervical cancer-related knowledge status among the rural women was poor and the awareness rate about necessary cause of cervical cancer was the lowest(2.91%).Seven latent classes were extracted.The 7th class got the highest awareness rate.The 7th class was the best educated population(P < 0.05).The proportion of minority in the 5th class was higher than in the 7th class(P < 0.01).The amount of household income of the 7th class was moderate in the seven groups(P < 0.01).Conclusion The cervical cancer-related knowledge status among the rural women in Yunan province is poor.Health education should be focused on women with lower educational attainment and minority population.