TABLE 2—
Characteristics of 82 Women Aged 18 and Older Who Knew About Cervical Cancer Screening, Were Up to Date on Papanicolaou (Pap) Tests, and Were Willing to Be Screened in Jail
| No. | Knew About Pap Test, No. (%)b | Up to Date on Pap Test, No. (%) | Willing to Have Pap Test in Jail, No. (%) | |
| Total number | 82 | 50 (61) | 74 (90) | 77 (94) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–39 | 50 | 32 (64) | 46 (92) | 49 (98) |
| 40–49 | 28 | 15 (54) | 24 (86) | 24 (86) |
| ≥ 50 | 4 | 3 (75) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
| Lifetime years in jail/prison | ||||
| < 1 | 34 | 24 (71) | 29 (85) | 32 (94) |
| 1–5 | 33 | 18 (55) | 30 (91) | 30 (91) |
| > 5 | 15 | 8 (53) | 15 (100) | 15 (100) |
| Race/ethnicitya | ||||
| African American | 44 | 27 (61) | 39 (91) | 41 (93) |
| White | 11 | 8 (73) | 11 (100) | 11 (100) |
| Latino | 11 | 6 (54) | 10 (91) | 10 (91) |
| Multiple | 9 | 6 (67) | 9 (100) | 9 (100) |
| Other | 7 | 3 (43) | 5 (83) | 6 (86) |
| Born in United States | 74 | 44 (60) | 69 (94) | 69 (93) |
| Born outside United States | 8 | 6 (75) | 5 (71) | 8 (100) |
| Insured | 39 | 21 (54) | 36 (95) | 36 (95) |
| Not insured/unknown insurance status | 43 | 29 (67) | 38 (91) | 38 (91) |
| Ever had Pap test in jail/prison | 68 | 44 (65) | 67 (99) | 67 (99) |
| Never had Pap test in jail/prison | 14 | 6 (43) | 7 (50) | 10 (71) |
| Knew about Pap test | 50 | . . . | 48 (96) | 48 (96) |
| Didn’t know about Pap test | 32 | . . . | 26 (81) | 29 (91) |
| Up to date on Pap test | 74 | . . . | . . . | 71 (96) |
| Not up to date Pap test | 7 | . . . | . . . | 4 (57) |
Note. Numbers do not add to 82 in all rows because of participants declining to answer.
aLatino = Latino or Hispanic; multiple = multiple ethnicities; other = other ethnicities.
bUsed a key word/words indicating knowledge of Pap test or Pap test procedures for cervical cancer screening.