Table 1.

Social-demography characteristics of the participants at the Mochudi and Moshupa focus group discussions and individual interviews.

	Mochudi (n = 12)		Moshupa (n = 17)
Characteristic	Count	%	Count	%
Educational Level
1. Never gone to school	4	33.3	1	5.9
2. Primary	0	0	4	23.5
3. Secondary	7	58.3	10	58.8
4. University/College	1	8.3	2	11.8
5. Non formal	0	0	0	0
Employment status
1. Student	3	25	0	0
2. Employed	7	58.3	10	58.8
3. Self employed	2	16.7	4	23.5
Lived with a partner
1. No	3	25	7	41.2
2. Yes	9	75	10	58.8
Marital status
1. Single	10	83.3	13	76.5
2. Married	2	16.7	2	11.8
3. Divorced	0	0	1	5.9
4. Widowed	0	0	0	0
Ever had sexual intercourse
1. No	2	16.7	0	0
2. Yes	10	83.3	17	100
Useed a condom last time of sexual intercourse
1. I have never had sexual intercourse.	1	8.3	0	0
2. No	1	8.3	4	23.5
3. Yes	10	83.3	13	76.5
Have you ever been pregnant
1. No	1	8.3	2	11.8
2. Yes	10	83.3	15	88.2
Do you use contraceptive
1. No	2	16.7	5	29.4
2. Yes	8	66.7	12	70.6
Drunk alcohol in past 30 days
1. No	7	58.3	13	76.5
2. Yes	5	41.7	3	17.6
Smoked in past 30 days
1. No	12	100	13	76.5
2. Yes	0	0	3	17.6
Heard of Human papillomavirus (HPV)
1. No	4	33.3	8	47.4
2. Yes	8	66.7	8	47.4
Heard of the vaccine for Human papillomavirus (HPV)
1. No	1	8.3	0	0
2. Yes	1	8.3	2	11.8
Ever heard of cervical cancer
1. No	2	16.7	1	5.9
2. Yes	8	66.7	16	94.1
Ever heard of Pap smear screening
1. No	2	16.7	8	47.1
2. Yes	8	66.7	9	52.9
Ever had Pap smear screening
1. No	7	58.3	12	70.6
2. Yes	4	33.3	5	29.4
Pap smear screening in the past 12 months
1. No	5	41.7	3	17.6
2. Yes	1	8.3	0	0
Willing to have Pap smear screening
1. No	1	8.3	4	23.5
2. Yes	10	83.3	13	76.5
Age Range	25 Mean	48 SD	25 Mean	41 SD
Mean Age	35.33	7.679	32.35	5.291
Mean age of first sexual intercourse	18.50	6.375	19.35	2.120
Mean age of first Pap smear screening for	25.20	16.649	32.00	4.637