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Descriptive analysis, <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests, \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> tests and multivariable regressions were used to analyse the data.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five hundred and twelve women completed a cross\u2010sectional web\u2010based survey. Women who were older (22\u201324: 3.1 vs 18\u201321: 2.8, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), sexually active (3.1 vs 2.7, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.003), vaccinated against human papillomavirus (mean\u00a0=\u00a03.2 vs 2.7, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.005) or who had screened previously (mean\u00a0=\u00a03.5 vs 2.8, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) had significantly greater knowledge about the current cervical screening practices. Older women (odds ratio (OR)\u00a0=\u00a00.85, 95% CI 0.80\u20130.95) or those who had screened previously (OR\u00a0=\u00a00.51, 95% CI 0.31\u20130.83) were less positive about the delayed start age of screening and five\u2010yearly screening (OR\u00a0=\u00a00.54, 95% CI 0.35\u20130.85). A significant association was determined between being sexually active (\u03c7<jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup><\/jats:italic>(4)\u00a0=\u00a032.71, <jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u00a00.001) and women who had screened previously (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(4)\u00a0=\u00a034.43, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), with a greater intention to screen in the future. 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