Table 1. Sample characteristics (N = 1169).
| Characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range: 16-76years) | Mean = 41.78years (SD = 10.27) | ||
| Residence | village | 179 | 15.4% |
| suburb | 77 | 6.6% | |
| City | 900 | 77.2% | |
| Other | 10 | 0.9% | |
| Cervical cancer screening frequency | Never | 216 | 18.5% |
| Once every 3 years or more | 154 | 13.2% | |
| Every two years | 148 | 12.7% | |
| Once a year | 499 | 42.8% | |
| Multiple times a year | 148 | 12.7% | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 110 | 9.5% |
| Divorced | 150 | 12.9% | |
| Widow | 29 | 2.5% | |
| Married | 875 | 75.2% | |
| lifestyle | cohabitation | 704 | 80.8% |
| Live apart | 146 | 16.8% | |
| Other | 21 | 2.4% | |
| Sexual frequency | 1–3 times a month | 606 | 77.5% |
| 1–3 times a week | 147 | 18.8% | |
| 4–6 times a week | 21 | 2.7% | |
| 7 or more times a week | 8 | 1.0% | |
| Whether have a sexual partner | Yes | 168 | 59.2% |
| No | 116 | 40.8% | |
| Frequency of sexual intercourse with sexual partners | 1–3 times a month | 103 | 63.6% |
| 1–3 times a week | 45 | 27.8% | |
| 4–6 times a week | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 7 or more times a week | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Age of first sexual intercourse | never | 3 | 0.3% |
| <16 | 35 | 3.0% | |
| 16~25 | 989 | 85.0% | |
| 26~35 | 127 | 10.9% | |
| >35 | 9 | 0.8% | |
| Frequency of oral contraceptives | Less than once a month | 197 | 91.6% |
| 1–3 times a month | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 3 or more times per month | 9 | 4.2% | |
| Number of pregnancies | Never | 132 | 11.4% |
| 1 | 191 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | 260 | 22.5% | |
| ≥3 | 572 | 49.5% | |
| Number of sexual partners | 1 | 518 | 44.9% |
| 2 | 242 | 21.0% | |
| ≥3 | 393 | 34.1% |