Table 2.
Characteristics of clients who experienced physical after effects following colposcopic cervical biopsy compared to those who did not
| Variable | Experienced physical effects N=69(%) |
No physical effects N= 42(%) |
P value |
|
Overall age, years (mean±SD) Parity |
47.91(± 9.10) | 52.94 (±7.43) | 0.002 |
| Nullipara | 4(5.8) | 3(7.1) | 0.77 |
| Multipara | 65(95.2) | 39(92.9) | X2 = 0.08 |
| Level of education | |||
| None | 3(4.4) | 3(7.1) | 0.019 |
| Primary | 12(17.4) | 16(38.1) | X2=7.91 |
| Secondary | 3(4.4) | 3(7.1) | |
| Tertiary | 51(73.8) | 20(47.7) | |
| Cervical Cytological abnormality | |||
| Inflammatory changes | 3(5.8) | 4(9.5) | 0.32 |
| ASCUS | 12(18.8) | 2(4.8) | X2 =2.27 |
| LGSIL | 18(25.5) | 16(38.1) | |
| HGSIL | 33(47.9) | 20(47.6) | |
|
Interval between pap smear and colposcopy in weeks (mean±SD) Level of satisfaction |
19.30 (±16.52) | 16.50 (± 14.62) | 0.35 |
| Satisfied | 63(91.3) | 36(85.8) | 0.55 |
| Indifferent) | 2(2.9 | 3(7.1) | X2 =1.21 |
| Not satisfied | 4(5.8) | 3(7.1) | |
| Acceptance of repeat colposcopy and biopsy | |||
| Yes | 68(98.6) | 40(95.2) | 0.297 |
| No | 1(1.4) | 2(4.8) | X2=1.09 |