Table 3.
Correlates of perceived need for cervical cancer screening
| Correlates | Perceived need for screening | Statistic | ||
| Perception of own risk | No [N (%)] | Yes [N (%)] | Total [N (%)] | |
| No opinion | 39 (42.9) | 52 (57.2) | 91 (100.0) | |
| No risk | 31 (39.7) | 47 (60.3) | 78 (100.0) | |
| At risk | 7 (14.0) | 43(86.0) | 50 (100.0) | X2 12.9,2df, p =0.002 |
| Total | 77 (35.2) | 142 (64.8) | 219 (100.0) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <= 30 | 31 (34.8) | 58 (65.2) | 89 (100.0) | |
| >30 | 46 (35.4) | 84 (64.6) | 130 (100.0) | X2 0.007, 1 df, p= 0.93 |
| Total | 77 (35.2) | 142 (64.8) | 219(100.0) | |
| Contraceptive Ever-use | ||||
| No | 13 (32.5) | 27 (67.5) | 40 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 64 (35.8) | 115 (64.2) | 179 (100.0) | X2 0.152, 1 df p=0.70 |
| Total | 77 (35.2) | 142 (64.8) | 219 (100.0) | |
| Number of sexual partners | ||||
| 1 | 42 (42.4) | 57 (57.6) | 99 (100.0) | |
| >= 2 | 35 (29.2) | 85 (70.8) | 120 (100.0) | X2 4.18, 1 df, p=0.04 |
| Total | 77 (35.2) | 142 (64.8) | 219 (100.0) | |