TABLE 1.
—Distribution of Risk Factors Associated With Cervical Cancer and Papanicolaou (Pap) Test Use Within Risk Groups Among Reproductive-Age Women: National Survey of Family Growth, 1995
| Risk Factor (Sample Size) | National Estimate, in 1000s | % (95% CI) | % Having Pap Test in Past Year (95% CI)a |
| All women (10 847) | 60 201 | 100.0 | 61.9 (60.7, 63.1) |
| Composite riskb (10 847) | |||
| Any risk factors | 26 035 | 43.2 (42.0, 44.4) | 68.1 (66.5, 69.8) |
| No risk factors | 34 166 | 56.8 (55.6, 57.9) | 57.2 (55.7, 58.6) |
| Age at initiation of sex, y (9904) | |||
| ≤ 15 | 13 944 | 25.9 (24.9, 26.9) | 64.5 (62.4, 66.6) |
| 16–17 | 17 504 | 32.5 (31.4, 33.7) | 70.0 (68.1, 71.8) |
| 18–19 | 11 700 | 21.7 (20.8, 22.7) | 67.8 (65.7, 70.0) |
| 20–24 | 8909 | 16.6 (15.7, 17.4) | 66.7 (63.9, 69.5) |
| 25–29 | 1435 | 2.7 (2.3, 3.1) | 61.4 (55.7, 67.1) |
| 30–44 | 309 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 55.0 (40.7, 69.3) |
| No. of sexual partners in lifetime (10 847) | |||
| 0 | 6009 | 10.0 (9.2, 10.7) | 16.4 (13.8, 19.1) |
| 1 | 13 978 | 23.2 (22.2, 24.2) | 59.9 (57.7, 62.2) |
| 2 | 7480 | 12.4 (11.7, 13.1) | 65.2 (62.4, 68.0) |
| 3 | 5925 | 9.8 (9.2, 10.5) | 68.7 (65.7, 71.8) |
| 4 | 5002 | 8.3 (7.8, 8.8) | 70.3 (67.0, 73.7) |
| 5 | 4881 | 8.1 (7.5, 8.7) | 69.6 (66.2, 72.9) |
| 6 | 3041 | 5.0 (4.6, 5.5) | 72.8 (68.4, 77.2) |
| 7 | 2071 | 3.4 (3.1, 3.8) | 66.7 (61.2, 72.2) |
| 8 | 1504 | 2.5 (2.2, 2.8) | 69.6 (63.8, 75.4) |
| 9 | 724 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 72.1 (63.0, 81.1) |
| ≥ 10 | 9585 | 15.9 (15.0, 16.8) | 71.7 (69.3, 74.1) |
| History of pelvic inflammatory disease (10 844) | 4561 | 7.6 (7.0, 8.1) | 73.4 (70.1, 76.8) |
| History of sexually transmitted disease (STD)c | |||
| Chlamydia (9888) | 2557 | 4.8 (4.2, 5.3) | 76.5 (72.7, 80.4) |
| Genital herpes (9895) | 1236 | 2.3 (1.9, 2.7) | 76.6 (69.5, 83.6) |
| Gonorrhea (9895) | 1054 | 2.0 (1.6, 2.3) | 62.2 (55.2, 69.3) |
| Genital warts (9893) | 2431 | 4.5 (4.0, 5.1) | 75.9 (71.7, 80.2) |
| Syphilis (9897) | 191 | 0.4 (0.2, 0.5) | 72.9 (55.0, 90.8) |
| Any STD (10 847) | 6218 | 10.3 (9.5, 11.2) | 75.2 (72.5, 77.9) |
| Male sexual partner having sex with other female partners (9130)c | 7095 | 14.3 (13.4, 15.1) | 71.1 (68.4, 73.8) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aWomen were shown a card listing several medical services and asked if they had received any of them from a doctor or other medical care provider. Pap test was listed and described as a “sample or test for cancers of the cervix or uterus.”
bWomen with at least 1 of the following 5 risk factors: age at initiation of sex of 15 or younger, 10 or more lifetime sexual partners, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, history of sexually transmitted disease, and male sexual partner in past 12 months having sex with other female partners around the same time.
cQuestions pertaining to sexually transmitted disease, numbers of sexual partners, and the sexual practices of male sexual partners were asked via audio-CASI (computer-assisted self-interview). The principal author obtained permission from the National Center for Health Statistics to use the audio-CASI portion of the interview, which is stored in the “Omitted Items File.”