Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population, presented for all women and by self-collection option
| All women | Opted for self-collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p-value* | ||
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Total | 3049 | 2616 (85.8) | 433 (14.2) | |
| Women visited by CHWs of each gender | ||||
| Female | 2679 (87.9) | 2311 (88.3) | 368 (85.0) | 0.2397 |
| Male | 370 (12.1) | 305 (11.7) | 65 (15.0) | |
| Area | ||||
| Rural | 554 (18.2) | 439 (16.8) | 115 (26.6) | 0.2558 |
| Urban | 2494 (81.8) | 2176 (83.2) | 318 (73.4) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 30–39 | 1294 (42.4) | 1132 (43.3) | 162 (37.4) | 0.0718 |
| 40–49 | 784 (25.7) | 674 (25.8) | 110 (25.4) | |
| 50–64 | 762 (25.0) | 651 (24.9) | 111 (25.6) | |
| 65+ | 209 (6.9) | 159 (6.1) | 50 (11.5) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Tertiary incomplete/complete | 367 (14.9) | 321 (15.2) | 46 (13.0) | 0.1641 |
| Secondary complete | 468 (19.0) | 401 (19.0) | 67 (19.0) | |
| Primary complete/secondary incomplete | 1139 (46.3) | 992 (47.0) | 147 (41.6) | |
| Never went to school/primary incomplete | 488 (19.8) | 395 (18.7) | 93 (26.3) | |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Private/social security | 1326 (49.5) | 1113 (48.7) | 213 (54.2) | 0.0286 |
| Public system | 1353 (50.5) | 1173 (51.3) | 180 (45.8) | |
| PAP in last three years | ||||
| No | 2160 (70.8) | 1875 (71.7) | 285 (65.8) | 0.7677 |
| Yes | 889 (29.2) | 741 (28.3) | 148 (34.2) | |
CHWs community health workers, Pap papanicolaou
*Generalized mixed linear model with CHW as a random effect and each factor as a fixed effect