Table 1. Demographic and behavioural characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | % | n/N |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years, median (range) | 42 (18–90) | |
| Age group | ||
| 18–30 years | 5.9 | 27 |
| 31–50 years | 32.3 | 147 |
| 51–90 years | 61.8 | 281 |
| HIV status | ||
| positive | 65.7 | 299/455 |
| negative | 27.5 | 125/455 |
| missing | 6.8 | 31/455 |
| If HIV-positive, on ARVs | ||
| Yes | 88.3 | 264/299 |
| No | 11.7 | 35/299 |
| Education | ||
| Never | 4.6 | 21/455 |
| Primary school (Grade 1–7) | 28.6 | 130/455 |
| High school (Grade 8–12) | 47.0 | 214/455 |
| University | 19.8 | 90/455 |
| Age at first sex | ||
| ≤16 years | 24.4 | 111/455 |
| 17–18 years | 31.9 | 145/455 |
| 19–20 years | 31.2 | 142/455 |
| 21–33 years | 12.5 | 57/455 |
| Lifetime sexual partners | ||
| 1–2 | 28.8 | 131/455 |
| 3–4 | 55.2 | 251/455 |
| 5–10 | 16.0 | 73/455 |
| Cervical cytology | ||
| ASC-H | 8.8 | 40/455 |
| LSIL | 5.5 | 25/455 |
| HSIL | 81.5 | 371/455 |
| Cervical cancer | 4.2 | 19/455 |
| Cervical histology | ||
| CIN1 | 2.2 | 10/455 |
| CIN2 | 19.1 | 87/455 |
| CIN3 | 38.7 | 176/455 |
| Cervical cancer | 12.3 | 56/455 |
| No dysplasia | 9.2 | 42/455 |
| No results | 17.8 | 81/455 |
| Poor quality specimens | 0.7 | 3/455 |