Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of incarcerated women who underwent cervical screening at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on 27–28 September 2019.
| Characteristics of incarcerated women | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (standard deviation) | 41.1 (15.5) |
| Period of incarceration (years), median (IQR) | 0.99 (0.47, 3.0) |
| Incarcerated for at least 5 years | 13.1 (11) |
| Sentence typea, % (n) Remand Convict Lifers Condemn |
14.2 (12) 75.0 (63) 4.8 (4) 6.0 (5) |
| Period of sentence (years), median (IQR) (denominator = 63) | 5.0 (2.0, 10.0) |
| Marital status, % (n) Single Has a steady partner Married Divorced Widowed |
19.1 (15) 15.5 (14) 25.0 (21) 22.5 (19) 17.9 (15) |
| Number of children 0 1 2 3+ |
17.9 (15) 21.4 (18) 14.3 (12) 46.4 (36) |
| Highest level of education, % (n) No formal education Elementary education Secondary education Tertiary education |
17.9 (15) 15.5 (13) 52.4 (44) 14.3 (12) |
| Religious faith, % (n) Christian Islam African traditional religion |
84.5 (71) 13.1 (11) 2.4 (2) |
| Smoker, % (n) | 10.7 (9) |
| HIV positive, % (n) | 13.1 (11) |
| Previous HPV vaccination, % (n) | 1.2 (1) |
| Adequate view with mobile colposcopy, % (n) | 100.0 (84) |
| TZ types, % (n) TZ1 TZ2 TZ3 |
13.1 (11) 21.4 (18) 65.5 (55) |
| Cervical lesions, % (n) | 6.0 (5) |
| Treated for cervical lesions, % (n) Thermal coagulation LEEP |
3.6 (3) 2.4 (2) |
| hr-HPV positive, % (n) | 47.6 (40) |
| hr-HPV types, % (n) HPV 16 only HPV 18 only Other HPV types only HPV 16 and other HPV types HPV 18 and other HPV types |
4.8 (4) 9.5 (8) 27.4 (23) 2.4 (2) 3.6 (3) |
| hr-HPV among HIV+ incarcerated women, % (n) (denominator = 11) | 63.6 (7) |