Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Variable | Number (N=111) |
Percentage (%) |
| Mean age ± SD | 49.51 ± 8.65 | — |
| Level of education | ||
| None | 6 | 5.4 |
| Primary | 28 | 25.2 |
| Secondary | 6 | 5.4 |
| Tertiary | 71 | 64 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 99 | 89.2 |
| Muslim | 12 | 10.8 |
|
Median parity (range) |
4 (0 – 8) | - |
| Cervical cytological abnormality | ||
| Inflammatory /Cervicitis | 8 | 7.3 |
| ASCUS | 15 | 13.5 |
| LGSIL | 35 | 31.5 |
| HGSIL | 55 | 49.6 |