Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (n = 63)
| Characteristic | Clinic-based Pap group | Home-based HPV kit group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Age mean (SD) | 31 | 54.2 (11.4) | 32 | 56.0 (15.3) | 0.585 |
| Years in US, mean (SD) | 31 | 11.2 (5.7) | 32 | 11.8 (5.5) | 0.683 |
| Years in MN mean (SD) | 30 | 9.9 (5.6) | 31 | 9.7 (5.6) | 0.907 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single/never married | 2 | 6.3 | 4 | 12.9 | 0.119 |
| Married | 13 | 40.6 | 9 | 29.0 | |
| Separated | 4 | 12.5 | 3 | 9.7 | |
| Divorced | 2 | 6.3 | 9 | 29.0 | |
| Widowed | 11 | 34.4 | 6 | 19.4 | |
| Education | |||||
| No formal education | 11 | 36.7 | 14 | 45.2 | 0.189 |
| Less than fifth grade | 7 | 23.3 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| 5th–8th grade | 6 | 20.0 | 8 | 25.8 | |
| 8th–10th grade | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| 10th–12th grade | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 9.7 | |
| Completed high school | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| More than high school | 3 | 10.0 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Income | |||||
| <$25,000 | 24 | 80.0 | 25 | 80.7 | 1.00 |
| $25,000–49,999 | 4 | 13.3 | 5 | 16.1 | |
| $50,000–74,999 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| $75,000–99,999 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.2 | |
| Primary language | |||||
| Somali | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | – |
| Need an interpreter | |||||
| No | 6 | 19.4 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.473 |
| Yes | 25 | 80.7 | 28 | 90.3 | |