Table 2.
Sexual practice and social and psychological factors affecting the study participants (n = 700)
| Lifetime experience of pap smear testing | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 383) | No (n = 317) | ||||
| n | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Lifetime number of sex partners | |||||
| 1 | 73 | 19.1% | 107 | 34% | < 0.001 |
| 2–4 | 158 | 41.3% | 123 | 39% | |
| > 5 | 152 | 39.7% | 87 | 27% | |
| Concerns regarding STI | |||||
| Yes | 163 | 42.6% | 99 | 31% | < 0.01 |
| No | 220 | 57.3% | 218 | 69% | |
| Knowledge on cervical cancer obtained from school | |||||
| Yes | 121 | 31.6% | 84 | 27% | 0.140 |
| No | 262 | 68.4% | 233 | 74% | |
| HPV vaccination | |||||
| Yes | 43 | 11.2% | 12 | 4% | < 0.001 |
| No/do not know | 340 | 88.8% | 305 | 96% | |
| Receipt of a coupon for cervical cancer screening from the local government | |||||
| Yes | 308 | 80.4% | 172 | 54.3 | < 0.001 |
| No | 75 | 19.6% | 145 | 45.7 | |
| Perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer | |||||
| High | 214 | 55.9% | 96 | 30.3% | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 124 | 32.4% | 139 | 43.8% | |
| Low | 45 | 11.7% | 82 | 25.9% | |
| Perceived logistical barriers to cervical cancer screening | |||||
| High | 106 | 27.7% | 169 | 53.3% | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 139 | 36.3% | 103 | 32.5% | |
| Low | 138 | 36.0% | 45 | 14.2% | |
| Confidence of undergoing cervical cancer screening conducted by a male physician | |||||
| Low | 73 | 19.1% | 109 | 34.4% | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 103 | 26.9% | 116 | 36.6% | |
| High | 207 | 54.0% | 92 | 29.0% | |
STI sexually transmitted infections, HPV human papillomavirus