Table 1.
Characteristics | Total | Urban | Rural | ||
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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