Table 1.
Socio‐demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 1012)
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1012 | |
| Age (mean ± SD), y | 39.6 ± 5.6 | |
| Age groups, y | ||
| 30–34 | 232 | 23.0 |
| 35–39 | 257 | 25.4 |
| 40–44 | 280 | 27.7 |
| ≥45 | 241 | 23.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Without a partner | 55 | 5.5 |
| With a partner | 954 | 94.5 |
| Education | ||
| Unschooled | 7 | 0.7 |
| Primary education | 223 | 22.2 |
| Secondary education | 618 | 61.5 |
| Tertiary education | 157 | 15.6 |
| Work | ||
| Employee | 404 | 40.0 |
| Independent | 267 | 26.4 |
| Housewife | 259 | 25.6 |
| Farmer | 49 | 4.9 |
| Other | 31 | 3.1 |
| Age at menarche (mean ± SD), y | 14.8 ± 1.8 | |
| Age of first sexual intercourse (mean ± SD), y | 18.0 ± 2.5 | |
| Number of sexual partners (mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 2.7 | |
| Number of pregnancies, (mean ± SD) | 5.5 ± 2.3 | |
| Number of children (mean ± SD) | 4.5 ± 1.9 | |
| Age at first delivery (mean ± SD), y | 21.8 ± 4.0 | |
| Contraception | ||
| Pill | 18 | 1.8 |
| Injectable | 35 | 3.5 |
| Intrauterine device | 46 | 4.6 |
| Condom | 111 | 11.0 |
| Other | 87 | 8.6 |
| None | 709 | 70.5 |
| Antecedents of cytological screening | ||
| Yes | 222 | 22.0 |
| No | 788 | 88.0 |
| Family history of cervical cancer | ||
| Yes | 64 | 6.3 |
| No | 882 | 87.4 |
| I don't know | 64 | 6.3 |
N, number; SD, standard deviation; y, years.