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. 2019 Mar 18;19:318. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6638-z

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

Full Sample Embedded Sample
Frequency Did not comply Complied Χ2 Frequency Did not comply Complied Χ2
N 1789 1071 718 257 83 174
Participated in consent study 257 83 174 (68%) 94.94*** NA NA NA
Did not participate 1532 988 644 (42%)
Demographic Variables
 Age 34.9 (7.01) 0.02*† 35.2 (6.42) 0.03†
Education 1.05 0.89
 No formal education 52 31 21 62 17 45
 Primary 428 250 178
 Secondary 1220 733 487 195 66 129
 Higher 89 57 32
Employment type 11.26* NA NA NA NA
 Unemployed 572 368 204
 Formal sector 950 535 415
 Informal sector 177 114 63
 Self-employed 90 54 36
Income 3.75 8.43*
 Less than p1000 806 463 343 108 29 79
 p1000-p2499 688 425 263 103 38 65
 p2500-p4999 204 125 79 28 6 22
 p5000-p10000 91 58 33 18 10 8
Aware of household finances 1228 704 524 10.49** 192 57 135 2.36
Relationship status 3.70 1.42†
 Single 1201 712 489 186 58 128
 Cohabitates 266 163 103 23 7 16
 Married 235 150 85 37 15 22
 Separated/div/widow 87 46 41 11 3 8
Number of children 2.1 (1.39) 0.03† 2.0 (1.29) 0.11†
Treated 176 67 109 38.60*** 40 4 36 10.77†**
Additional variables for embedded sample
 Formally employed 180 56 124 0.39
 Engages in informal work 67 14 53 5.39*
 Involved in decisions about family planning 156 50 106 0.01
 Involved in decisions about buying medicine 241 76 165 1.02
 Involved in decisions about other household items 240 77 163 0.07
 Symptoms of major depressive disorder 16 6 10 0.21
 Correctly identified causes of cervical cancer 102 37 65 1.22
 Understands role of HIV in cancer risk 245 79 166 0.01†
 Identified HPV as a cause of cervical cancer 130 43 87 0.07
 Understands role of HIV in risk of HPV 148 49 99 0.11
 Composite risk variable 75 27 48 0.66
 Consulted with someone to participate 169 59 110 1.54
 Needed permission to participate 7 4 3 2.03†
 Type 126 21 105 27.61***

† coefficient from a logistic regression or Fisher’s Exact Test; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001