Table 2.

Distribution of predictors and stages of cervical cancer at diagnosis in 197 Sudanese women

Predictor	Early stages (I and II) n = 56 (28.4%)	Advanced stages (III and IV) n = 141 (71.5%)	P value
Age (years)
≤54	22 (11.1%)	51 (25.9%)	0.8
≥55	34 (17.3%)	90 (46.7%)
Marital status
Single	16 (8.1%)	44 (22.3%)	0.7
Married	40 (20.3%)	97 (49.2%)
Educational level
Primary school	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.6%)	0.8
Secondary school	22 (11.2%)	53 (26.9%)
Ethnicity
Arabic	38 (19.3%)	56 (28.4%)	0.003
African	18 (19.3%)	85 (43.1%)
Geographical area
Urban	38 (19.3%)	52 (26.4%)	0.001
Rural	18 (19.3%)	89 (45.1%)
Health insurance
Insured	32 (16.2%)	21 (10.7%)	0.0001
Not insured	24 (12.2%)	120 (60.9%)