Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Text message group (n=350) | Control group (n=339) | |||
| Region, n (%) | |||||
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Dar es Salaam | 173 (49.4) | 169 (49.8) | ||
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Kilimanjaro | 177 (50.6) | 170 (50.1) | ||
| Clinic, n (%) | |||||
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Ocean Road Cancer Institute | 173 (49.4) | 169 (59.8) | ||
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Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre | 91 (26.0) | 88 (25.9) | ||
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Mawenzi Regional Hospital | 86 (24.6) | 82 (24.2) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.2 (8.8) | 39.2 (8.4) | |||
| Education, n (%) | |||||
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No formal education | 5 (1.4) | 7 (2.1) | ||
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Primary education | 219 (62.6) | 230 (67.8) | ||
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Secondary education | 93 (26.6) | 69 (20.4) | ||
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University or college | 33 (9.4) | 33 (9.7) | ||
| Marital statusa, n (%) | |||||
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Married or cohabiting | 226 (64.6) | 210 (61.9) | ||
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Single | 55 (15.7) | 59 (17.4) | ||
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Divorced or widow | 68 (19.4) | 69 (20.1) | ||
| Religiona, n (%) | |||||
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Christian | 223 (63.7) | 221 (65.2) | ||
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Muslim | 124 (35.4) | 116 (34.2) | ||
| HIV status, n (%) | |||||
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HIV positive | 124 (35.4) | 115 (33.9) | ||
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HIV negative | 226 (64.6) | 224 (66.1) | ||
| Previously screened for cervical cancera, n (%) | |||||
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Yes | 81 (23.1) | 65 (19.2) | ||
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No | 268 (77.6) | 271 (80.0) | ||
| Self-perceived healtha, n (%) | |||||
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Excellent or very good | 62 (17.7) | 77 (22.7) | ||
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Good | 239 (68.3) | 200 (59.0) | ||
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Bad or less good | 48 (13.7) | 60 (17.7) | ||
aMissing under 1%.