Table II

HPV/HPV vaccine knowledge: percentages of correct and incorrect/do not know answers

Knowledge statementsCorrectIncorrectDo not know
1. HPV can cause genital warts61.110.928.0
2. HPV can cause cervical cancer90.32.37.4
3. Most people with genital HPV have no visible signs or symptoms43.631.524.9
4. Using a condom can provide partial protection against HPV64.218.717.1
5. I can transmit HPV to my partner(s) even if I have no HPV symptoms58.419.522.2
6. Only sexually active women should receive the HPV vaccine75.99.714.4
7. Women who received HPV vaccine do not need to get routine Pap smear/test84.43.911.7
8. HPV vaccine protects against all sexually transmitted infections46.723.729.6

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