Table 1: Relationship between characteristics of women and having the pap smear test.
Characteristics of Women | n | % | Having the pap smear test | Test | |||
Yes | No | ||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||
Age of women ≤ 30 years 31-40 age ≥ 41 age |
238 201 172 |
39.0 32.8 28.2 |
31 85 75 |
13.0 42.3 43.6 |
207 116 97 |
87.0 57.7 56.4 |
X² = 60.403 df = 2 p = 0.000 |
Employment status Employed Unemployed |
132 479 |
21.6 78.4 |
61 130 |
46.2 27.1 |
71 349 |
53.8 72.9 |
*p = 0.000
|
Education level Literate/Not illiterate Primary school Secondary school High school University |
84 244 105 122 56 |
13.8 39.8 17.2 20.0 9.2 |
19 96 18 37 21 |
22.6 39.3 17.1 30.3 37.5 |
65 148 87 85 35 |
77.4 60.7 82.9 69.7 62.5 |
X² = 21.142 df = 4 p = 0.000
|
Number of children No children 1 child 2 children 3 or more children |
121 140 199 151 |
19.8 22.9 32.6 24.7 |
15 41 93 42 |
12.4 29.3 46.7 27.8 |
106 99 106 109 |
87.6 70.7 53.3 72.2 |
X² = 43.298 df = 3 p = 0.000 |
History of stillbirth Yes No |
55 556 |
9.0 91.0 |
22 169 |
40.0 30.4 |
33 387 |
60.0 69.6 |
p = 0.169
|
Perceived income status Income is lower than outgoings Income is equal to outgoings Income is higher than outgoings |
120 458 33 |
19.6 75.0 5.4 |
38 143 10 |
31.7 31.2 30.3 |
82 315 23 |
68.3 68.8 69.7 |
X² = 0.024 df = 2 p = 0.988 |
Type of family Extended Nuclear |
69 542 |
11.3 88.7 |
12 179 |
17.4 33.0 |
57 363 |
82.6 67.3 |
*p = 0.008
|
Health insurance Yes No |
570 41 |
93.3 6.7 |
185 6 |
32.5 14.6 |
385 35 |
67.5 85.4 |
*p = 0.022
|
Having sexual life regularly Yes No |
490 121 |
80.2 19.8 |
168 23 |
34.3 19.0 |
322 98 |
65.7 81.0 |
*p = 0.001
|
Regular gynaecologic examination Yes No |
202 409 |
33.1 66.9 |
91 100 |
45.0 24.4 |
111 309 |
55.0 75.6 |
*p = 0.000
|
Heard about the pap smear test Yes No |
251 360 |
41.1 58.9 |
170 21 |
67.7 5.8 |
81 339 |
32.3 94.2 |
*p = 0.000
|
Had information about the pap smear test Yes No |
48 563 |
7.9 92.1 |
38 153 |
79.2 27.2 |
10 410 |
20.8 72.8 |
*p = 0.000
|
Had information about the cervical cancer
Yes No |
37 574 |
6.1 93.9 |
24 167 |
64.9 29.1 |
13 407 |
35.1 70.9 |
*p = 0.000
|
*Fisher Exact Test.