Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 265 (66) |
| Male | 136 (34) |
| Age-group (years) | |
| Median (range) | 38 (20-71) |
| < 25 | 70 (17) |
| 26 - 50 | 218 (54) |
| > 50 | 113 (28) |
| Category of health workers | |
| Medical students | 71 (18) |
| Nursing-midwifery students | 38 (10) |
| Doctors (GP, Ped, Ob-Gyn)* | 58 (14) |
| Nurse-midwives ** | 234 (58) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 175 (44) |
| Couple (includes free union, divorced, widowed) | 226 (56) |
| Children | |
| None | 136 (34) |
| < 4 | 142 (35) |
| ≥ 4 | 123 (31) |
| Condom use | |
| Yes | 170 (42) |
| No | 166 (41) |
| Unknown | 65 (17) |
| Screening attitudes among women | |
| Had not had a pap smear in the last 5 years | 156 (59) |
*GP: general practitioners; Ped: pediatricians; Ob-gyns: obstetricians/gynecologists (n = 13 (3% of all respondents)).
** Midwives: n = 20 (5% of all respondents)