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. 2022 Jul 18;22:1376. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13750-4

Table 1.

Social and demographic characteristics

Variable Variable definition Mean Frequency
Cervical cancer screen 1 if had cervical cancer screening, 0 otherwise 13% 1152
Work status 1 if working, 0 otherwise 22% 1975
Location 1 if urban, 0 if rural 35% 3142
Marital status 1 if married, 0 otherwise 80% 7182
No education 1 if no education 13% 1167
Primary education 1 if primary, 0 otherwise 63% 5656
Secondary education 1 if secondary, 0 otherwise 21% 1885
Postsecondary education 1 if postsecondary, 0 otherwise 3% 269
Christian 1 if Christian, 0 otherwise 83% 7452
Muslim 1 if Muslim, 0 otherwise 10% 898
No religion 7% 646
Wealth quintile 1 1 if wealth quintile 1, 0 otherwise 14% 1257
Wealth quintile 2 1 if wealth quintile 2, 0 otherwise 16% 1436
Wealth quintile 3 1 if wealth quintile 3, 0 otherwise 17% 1526
Wealth quintile 4 1 if wealth quintile 4, 0 otherwise 20% 1796
Wealth quintile 5 1 if wealth quintile 5, 0 otherwise 34% 3053
Age group: < 25 1 if age group less than 25, 0 otherwise 24% 2155
Age group: 25–34 1 if age group 25–34, 0 otherwise 35% 3142
Age group: 35–44 1 if age group 35–44, 0 otherwise 22% 1975
Age group: 45–54 1 if age group 45–54, 0 otherwise 12% 1077
Age group: 55+ 1 if age group: 55+, 0 otherwise 7% 628
Ever tested for HIV 1 if ever tested for HIV, 0 otherwise 93% 8350
Northern region 1 if from northern region, 0 otherwise 13% 1167
Central region 1 if from central region, 0 otherwise 41% 3681
Southern region 1 if from southern region, 0 otherwise 46% 4130
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