Table 1. Coverage of cervical cancer screening according to sociodemographic variables and access to the healthcare services. Brazilian Health Survey, 201315 .
| Variables | Pap test within the past 3 years | Pap test more than 3 years ago | Never underwent Pap test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage (95%CI) | Percentage (95%CI) | Percentage (95%CI) | |
| Civil status | |||
| Married | 83.6 (82.4–84.8) | 10.47 (9.52–11.43) | 5.89 (5.13–6.65) |
| Separated | 71.9 (64.9–78.9) | 17.62 (12.11–23.12) | 10.51 (4.62–16.39) |
| Divorced | 80.9 (77.4–84.4) | 14.41 (11.08–17.74) | 4.71 (3.21–6.20) |
| Widow | 72.9 (69.0–76.9) | 18.12 (14.87–21.37) | 8.95 (6.56–11.34) |
| Single | 74.9 (73.3–76.4) | 11.08 (10.05–12.11) | 14.06 (12.72–15.41) |
| Educational level | |||
| No schooling or incomplete elementary school | 72.1 (70.5–73.8) | 15.82 (14.56–17.08) | 12.04 (10.81–13.27) |
| Complete elementary school and incomplete high school | 77.8 (75.2–80.3) | 13.32 (11.23–15.40) | 8.92 (7.28–10.56) |
| Complete high school and incomplete higher education | 83.3 (81.8–84.8) | 8.48 (7.40–9.57) | 8.21 (7.03–9.38) |
| Complete higher education | 88.7 (87.0–90.5) | 7.11 (5.70–8.52) | 4.14 (3.06–5.22) |
| Skin color or ethnicity | |||
| White | 82.6 (81.3–83.9) | 10.31 (9.33–11.28) | 7.05 (6.07–8.02) |
| Black | 77.4 (74.1–80.8) | 11.11 (9.02–13.20) | 11.45 (8.39–14.51) |
| Brown | 75.9 (74.4–77.4) | 13.24 (12.15–14.32) | 10.87 (9.78–11.96) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 80.1 (79.1–81.2) | 11.52 (10.77–12.28) | 8.34 (7.57–9.10) |
| Rural | 74.1 (71.6–76.6) | 12.10 (10.32–13.89) | 13.82 (11.95–15.70) |
| Origin of the examination | |||
| Brazilian Unified Healthcare System | 83.6 (82.5–84.8) | 16.37 (15.24–17.50) | – |
| Private | 89.4 (87.8–91.0) | 10.58 (8.95–12.21) | – |
| Healthcare insurance | 93.4 (92.5–94.4) | 6.56 (5.61–7.51) | – |
| Period it took the test result to arrive | |||
| Within 1 month after the examination | 88.7 (87.8–89.6) | 11.27 (10.36–12.18) | – |
| Between 1 and 3 months after the examination | 85.0 (83.5–86.6) | 14.98 (13.41–16.54) | – |
| Between 3 and 6 months after the examination | 83.7 (80.0–87.5) | 16.25 (12.46–20.04) | – |
| More than 6 months after the examination | 73.5 (61.8–85.2) | 26.50 (14.78–38.23) | – |
| Has never received | 71.4 (63.0–79.9) | 28.57 (20.10–37.04) | – |
| Has never tried to get the result | 57.6 (47.0–68.1) | 42.44 (31.87–53.00) | – |
Abbreviation: 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.