Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Screening Subjects in the Boston Patient Navigation Research Program by Study Site Group (Navigation v. Control Sites) across the two Study Periods (Baseline vs. Intervention). N=1,763
| Baseline Period 2004–2005 | Intervention Period 2007–2008 | All Sites N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation Sites N (%) | Control Sites N (%) | Pa | Navigation Sites N (%) | Control Sites N (%) | Pa | ||
| Cervical Screening Abnormalities | 234 | 240 | 725 | 564 | 1763 | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 18–20 | 31 (13) | 17 (7) | 0.001 | 82 (11) | 67 (12) | 0.04 | 197 (11) |
| 21–30 | 114 (49) | 158 (66) | 389 (54) | 337 (60) | 998 (57) | ||
| 30+ | 89 (38) | 65 (27) | 254 (35) | 160 (28) | 568 (32) | ||
| Insurance | |||||||
| None | 109 (46) | 87 (37) | 0.09 | 287 (40) | 107 (19) | <0.0001 | 590 (34) |
| Public | 72 (31) | 77 (33) | 281 (39) | 221 (39) | 651 (37) | ||
| Private | 53 (23) | 69 (30) | 157 (21) | 236 (42) | 515 (29) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| African American | 105 (45) | 55 (23) | <0.0001 | 285 (39) | 123 (22) | <0.0001 | 568 (32) |
| Hispanic | 52 (22) | 77 (32) | 304 (42) | 117 (21) | 550 (31) | ||
| White | 33 (14) | 88 (37) | 129 (18) | 277 (49) | 527 (30) | ||
| Otherb | 44 (19) | 20 (8) | 7 (1) | 47 (8) | 118 (7) | ||
| Language | |||||||
| English | 163 (71) | 158 (78) | 0.09 | 447 (62) | 478 (85) | <0.0001 | 1246 (72) |
| Spanish | 38 (17) | 33 (16) | 215 (30) | 39 (7) | 325 (19) | ||
| Otherc | 27 (12) | 12 (6) | 63 (8) | 47 (8) | 149 (9) | ||
| Cervical Abnormality | |||||||
| Low Graded | 205 (88) | 209 (87) | 0.86 | 685 (96) | 526 (95) | 0.27 | 1625 (93) |
| High Gradee | 29 (12) | 31 (13) | 27 (4) | 28 (5) | 115 (7) | ||
P-value for test of homogeneity of proportions
Most common response was Asian (of which 53% were Vietnamese)
Most common other languages included Vietnamese (20%), Albanian (8%), Portuguese and Portuguese Creole (19%)
Includes the following Pap test results: ASCUS/HPV+ (Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance/positive for human papilloma virus) and LGSIL (Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion)
Includes the following Pap test results: AGUS (atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance), HGSIL (high grade intraepithelial lesion), Carcinoma