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. 2014 Mar 11;17:189. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.189.3454

Table 1.

Summary of patient demographics and preferences of self-collection devices

Characteristics Total Urban Rural
n = 106 n = 52 n = 54 p value
Age in years Median (IQR) 40 (34 – 47) 39 (35 – 44) 40 (31 – 49) 0.77
Had a Pap smear before? n,% 70/106 (66%) 37/52 (71%) 33/54 (61%) 0.28
Pap smear within the last 2 years n,% 54/68 (79%) 30/38 (79%) 24/30 (80%) 0.91
Participant prefers self-testing over conventional Pap smear n,% 99/105 (94%) 48/51 (94%) 51/54 (94%) 0.94
Participant believes that self-testing could prevent cervical cancer? n,% 105/106 (99%) 51/52 (98%) 54/54 (100%) 0.31
Participant believes that there is value in self-testing n,% 105/106 (99%) 51/52 (98%) 54/54 (100%) 0.31

IQR, interquartile range