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. 2023 May 26;12:e84664. doi: 10.7554/eLife.84664

Table 3. Motivators- Self-sampling vs Pap among participants who self-reported completing the at-home self-sampling kit for HPV testing during a telephone survey (n=153), August 2020-September 2022, Harris County, TX Source data file: ‘Table 3—source data 1’.

Table 3—source data 1. Telephone survey results showing motivators of self-sampling vs. Pap.
Language Race/Ethnicity
All (N=153) n (%) Spanish N=93 n (%) English N=60 n (%) p-value Hispanic (n=108) n (%) Black (n=33) n (%) White (n=7) n (%) Asian (n=2) n (%) Other (n=3) n (%) p-value
Convenience of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more convenient Pap more convenient Both are about the same 85 (55.6%)
18 (11.8%)
50 (32.7%)
48 (51.6%)
14 (15.1%)
31 (33.3%)
37 (61.7%)
19 (31.7%)
4 (6.7%)
0.237 58 (53.7%)
14 (13.0%)
36 (33.3%)
19 (57.6%)
3 (9.1%)
11 (33.3%)
6 (85.7%)
0 (0%)
1 (14.3%)
1 (50.0%)
0 (0%)
1 (50%)
1 (33.3%)
1 (33.3%)
1 (33.3%)
0.756
Embarrassment of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more embarrassing Pap more embarrassing Both are about the same 0 (0%)
106 (69.3%)
47 (30.7%)
0 (0%)
74 (79.6%)
19 (20.4%)
0 (0%)
32 (53.3%)
28 (46.7%)
0.001 0 (0%)
79 (73.2%)
29 (26.9%)
0 (0%)
18 (54.6%)
15 (45.5%)
0 (0%)
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
0 (0%)
2 (100%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (100%)
0 (0%)
0.158
Stress/anxiety of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more stressful Pap more stressful Both are about the same 6 (3.9%)
85 (55.6%)
62 (40.5%)
4 (4.3%)
52 (55.9%)
37 (39.8%)
2 (3.3%)
33 (55%)
25 (41.7%)
0.940 6 (5.6%)
60 (55.6%)
42 (38.9%)
0 (0%)
18 (54.6%)
15 (45.5%)
0 (0%)
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
2 (100%)
0 (0%)
3 (100%)
0 (0%)
0.479
Age Education**
30–39 (n=39) 40–49 (n=52) 50–59 (n=42) 60–65 (n=20) p-value Elementary or less (n=45) Some/all High school (n=66) Some/all College (n=40) p-value
Convenience of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more convenient Pap more convenient Both are about the same 23 (59.0%)
1 (2.6%)
15 (38.5%)
29 (55.8%)
9 (17.3%)
14 (26.9%)
20 (47.6%)
8 (19.1%)
14 (33.3%)
13 (65.0%)
0 (0%)
7 (35.0%)
0.095 22 (48.9%)
7 (15.6%)
16 (35.6%)
37 (56.1%)
7 (10.6%)
22 (33.3%)
24 (60.05)
4 (10.0%)
12 (30.0%)
0.841
Embarrassment of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more embarrassing Pap more embarrassing Both are about the same 0 (0%)
25 (64.1%)
14 (35.9%)
0 (0%)
38 (73.1%)
14 (26.9%)
0 (0%)
26 (61.9%)
16 (38.1%)
0 (0%)
17 (85.0%)
3 (15.0%)
0.242 0 (0%)
39 (86.7%)6 (13.3%)
0 (0%)
43 (65.2%)
23 (34.9%)
0 (0%)
22 (55.0%)
18 (45.0%)
0.005
Stress/anxiety of Pap vs self-sampling Self-sampling more stressful Pap more stressful Both are about the same 2 (5.1%)
23 (59.0%)
14 (35.9%)
1 (1.9%)
29 (55.8%)
22 (42.3%)
3 (7.1%)
19 (45.2%)
20 (47.6%)
0 (0%)
14 (70.0%)
6 (30.0%)
0.529 0 (0%)
27 (60.0%)
18 (40.0%)
5 (7.6%)
36 (54.6%)
25 (37.9%)
1 (2.5%)
21 (52.5%)
18 (45.0%)
0.318