Table 3.

Percentage distribution of women by cytological epithelial abnormalities according to place of residence

Epithelial	Urban	LE		UE		P	Total
abnormalities	governorates	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural		Freq.	%
Atypical
ASCUS	37.2	27.3	35.2	46.3	26.7		146	34.4
AGCUS	14.9	14.5	16.2	29.3	8.0		65	15.3
Combined	1.4	1.8	4.8	2.4	5.3		13	3.1
						<0.05
Squamous lesions
LGSIL	41.2	43.6	37.1	12.2	60.0		174	41.0
HGSIL	4.7	10.9	5.7	7.3	0.0		22	5.2
Invasive
Squamous	0.0	1.8	0.0	2.4	0.0		2	0.5
Endocervical	0.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		2	0.5
Total	148	55	105	41	75		424