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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2015 Jun;30(2):213–219. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0688-9

Table 2.

Cervical cancer prevention knowledge/screening behaviors and social determinants of health among HIV-positive women by social network member(s) abnormal Pap test history

Total



N=74
Friends/Family
With ABN
Pap Test

n=31
No Friends/Family
with ABN
Pap Test
n=43
P-value
Cervical Cancer Prevention Knowledge
 How often should a Pap test be done for a woman with HIV?
    Every year, once two tests are normal 86% 97% 79% 0.03
 Abnormal Pap test follow-up care may include:
  Another Pap test (True) 86% 94% 81% 0.13
  HPV test (True) 57% 58% 56% 0.85
  Colposcopya (True) 72% 71% 72% 0.92
  Biopsy (True) 82% 84% 81% 0.78
  Hysterectomy (True) 34% 35% 33% 0.79
  Blood test (False) 23% 29% 19% 0.29
  Nothing (False) 81% 84% 79% 0.60
Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviors
  Adherent (<1 year ago) 85% 90% 81% 0.29
Health Literacy
  Low 32% 23% 40% 0.12
Social & Vulnerability Characteristics
 Socioeconomic Position:
  Education 0.39
   <High school 14% 10% 16%
   High school/GED 28% 29% 28%
   Some college 46% 42% 49%
   College+ 12% 19% 7%
  Income 0.61 (f)
   <10 55% 52% 58%
   10-25 28% 29% 28%
   25+ 5% 3% 7%
   Not reported 11% 16% 7%
 Sociodemographics:
  Age (years) 0.62
   18-34 14% 16% 12%
   35-49 51% 55% 49%
   50+ 35% 29% 40%
  Race 0.45
  Non-Hispanic Black 91% 94% 88%
  Other (includes n=3 Latinas)* 9% 6% 12%
Vulnerable Domain:
  Health Behaviors
   Unsafe sex (n=73) 22% 26% 19% 0.49
   Current smoker (n=73) 45% 52% 41% 0.30
  Health Need
   Post-menopausal (n=74) 35% 29% 40% 0.35
  Predisposing/Enabling Factors
   LGBT (n=74) 7% 10% 5% 0.64
   Sheltered/unsheltered homelessness (n=73) 26% 23% 29% 0.56

Bold text=correct responses; ABN=abnormal; LGBT=lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender; (f)=Fisher’s exact test