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. 2021 Oct 20;10(21):4817. doi: 10.3390/jcm10214817

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 527).

Variables n %
Age in years
 18–29 151 28.7
 30–39 172 32.6
 40–49 121 23.0
 50–59 61 11.6
 ≥60 19 3.6
 Unspecified 3 0.6
Marital Status
 Single 354 67.2
 Married 126 23.9
 Divorced/Widowed/Separated 46 8.7
 Unspecified 1 0.2
Employment Status
 Employed 237 45.0
 Unemployed 289 54.8
 Unspecified 1 0.2
Place of residence
 Rural 12 2.3
 Semi-Urban 448 85.0
 Urban 63 12.0
 Unspecified 4 0.8
Race
 African 525 99.6
 Other 2 0.4
Pap screening before
 Screened 248 47.1
 Not screened 278 52.8
 Unspecified 1 0.2
Reason for visit
 Family planning 30 5.7
 Routine Pap smear 233 44.2
 Termination of pregnancy 87 16.5
 Colposcopy 33 6.3
 LLETZ 87 16.5
 Review with Pap smear after LLETZ 57 10.8

Asymptomatic: Family planning; Routine Pap smear; Termination of pregnancy.