Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (n = 401).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | ||
| ≤50 | 187 | 46.6 |
| >50 | 214 | 53.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 254 | 63.3 |
| Single | 9 | 2.3 |
| Divorced | 56 | 14 |
| Widow | 82 | 20.4 |
| Education status | ||
| Illiterate | 215 | 53.6 |
| Primary level | 93 | 23.2 |
| Secondary and higher level | 93 | 23.2 |
| Education status of husband (n = 254) | ||
| Illiterate | 54 | 13.5 |
| Primary level | 85 | 21.2 |
| Secondary and higher level | 115 | 28.7 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 275 | 68.6 |
| Rural | 126 | 31.4 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employment | 77 | 19.2 |
| Unemployment | 324 | 80.8 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low | 325 | 81 |
| Moderate | 69 | 17.3 |
| High | 7 | 1.7 |
| Social security | ||
| Yes | 391 | 97.5 |
| No | 10 | 2.5 |
| Distance to the first consultation (Km) | ||
| ≤3 km | 315 | 78.6 |
| [3–6[ | 17 | 4.2 |
| [6–10[ | 36 | 9.0 |
| ≥10 | 33 | 8.2 |
| Medical history | ||
| Yes | 105 | 25 |
| Type of earlier symptoms | ||
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding (between periods, after sex, postmenopausal) | ||
| Yes | 264 | 65,8 |
| Vaginal discharge | ||
| Yes | 69 | 17,2 |
| Pain (painful sex, pelvic pain, dysuria) | ||
| Yes | 139 | 34,6 |
| Personal history of cancer | ||
| Yes | 3 | 0.7 |
| Family history of cancer | ||
| Yes | 41 | 10.2 |
| Histopathology | ||
| Squamous cell | 349 | 87 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 52 | 13 |
| Stage at diagnosis | ||
| IIA-IIB | 241 | 60.1 |
| IIIA-IIIB | 145 | 36.2 |
| IVA-IVB | 15 | 3.7 |
| Patient delay (days) | ||
| ≤90 | 179 | 44.6 |
| >90 | 222 | 55.4 |