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. 2016 Jun 16;11(6):e0157217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157217

Table 1. Demographic and socio-economic characteristics.

Uptake of screening
Variable Sample Size Levels Total (2505,100%) No (2232,89%) Yes (273,11%)
wAge per unit increase (years) 2502 38 (31–45) 38(31–45) 39(31–46)
wHousehold members 2501 4(3–6) 4(3–6) 4(3–5)
cMarital status 2504 Married 1080(43%) 965(43%) 115(42%)
Other 1424(57%) 1266(57%) 158(58%)
wParity 2414 3(2–5) 3(2–5) 3(2–5)
cSite 2505 AMPATH 1141(46%) 1017(46%) 124(45%)
MTRH 231(9%) 200(9%) 31(11%)
Turbo 519(21%) 470(21%) 49(18%)
Webuye 614(25%) 545(24%) 69(25%)
wTravel time to the facility (Minutes) 2503 45(30–80) 45(30–80) 45(30–60)
cMeans of transport to the facility 2503 Walking 277 (11%) 251 (11%) 26 (10%)
Public (Boda boda, Matatu, Bus) 2195 (88%) 1949 (87%) 246 (90%)
Private 31 (1.2%) 30 (1.4%) 1 (0.4%)
cEducation level 2504 None 131(5%) 118(5%) 13(5%)
Primary 1004(40%) 892(40%) 112(41%)
Secondary 988(39%) 879(39%) 109(40%)
College/University 381(15%) 342(15%) 39(14%)
cWork type 2503 Unemployed 754(30%) 671(30%) 83(30%)
Short term/casual 465(19%) 424(19%) 41(15%)
Employed 414(17%) 366(16%) 48(18%)
Self-employed 870(35%) 769(34%) 101(37%)
cIncome (Kshs. per month per household) 1652 <4000 511(31%) 440(30%) 71(38%)
4001–10999 526(32%) 473(32%) 53(29%)
11000–20999 403(24%) 367(25%) 36(19%)
≥21000 212(13%) 187(13%) 25(14%)

c Pearson’s Chi Square test;

w two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test

Between groups comparisons were not statistically significant; all p’s > .05