Table 6.
Reasons for lack of uptake of Pap smear test.
| Why haven’t you done Pap smear test? | Intervention group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-intervention, n=92; No (%) | Post-intervention, n=85; No(%) | Pre-intervention, n=92; No (%) | Post-intervention, n=86; No (%) | |
| Not feeling at risk of the disease | 3 (3.3) | 11 (12.5) | 4 (4.3) | 4 (4.6) |
| Cultural or Religious reasons | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 1(1.1) | 0 (0) |
| Don’t have symptoms | 3 (3.3) | 12 (13.6) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.3) |
| Not aware of the test | 84 (91.3) | 42 (47.7) | 80(87) | 75 (86.2) |
| Don’t have time to do the test | 1 (1.1) | 14 (15.9) | 5 (5.4) | 5 (5.7) |
| Test is expensive | 0 (0) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Fear of outcome of result | 0 (0) | 2 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
P=0.539, Fisher’s exact; P<0.0001, Fisher’s exact.