Table 3 Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of women interviewed
Characteristic | No Intervention Group (NIG) | Intervention groups | Total | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Letter (IG1) | Letter + leaflet (IG2) | Letter + leaflet + phone call (IG3) | ||||
Interviewed | 857 | 807 | 848 | 1011 | 3523 | |
Age, mean (SD) | 50.8 (12.7) | 49.5 (12.1) | 50.0 (12.4) | 51.1 (12.0) | 50.4 (12.3) | 0.018 |
Spanish nationality | 827 (96.5%) | 744 (92.2%) | 768 (90.7%) | 900 (89.1%) | 3239 (92.0) | <0.001 |
Educational level | ||||||
None | 43 (5.1%) | 82 (11.9%) | 64 (9.5%) | 71 (8.0%) | 260 (8.4%) | <0.001 |
Primary | 504 (30.1%) | 380 (27.5%) | 377(28.0%) | 423 (23.8%) | 1684 (27.2%) | |
High School/ University | 291(17.3%) | 229(16.5%) | 231(17.2%) | 395(22.2%) | 1146(18.5%) | |
Marital status-married | 594 (70.3%) | 518 (74.6%) | 513 (76.5%) | 666 (74.7) | 2291 (73.9%) | 0.037 |
Number of children | ||||||
0 | 93 (11.0%) | 97 (14.0%) | 74 (11.0%) | 114 (12.8%) | 379 (12.2%) | 0.002 |
1-2 | 443 (52.5%) | 404 (58.4%) | 394 (58.5%) | 524 (58.9%) | 1765 (57.0%) | |
> 2 | 308 (36.5%) | 191 (27.6%) | 205 (30.5%) | 251 (28.2%) | 955 (30.8%) | |
Lag time since last Pap screening | ||||||
1-3 years | 417 (48.7%) | 348 (43.8%) | 369 (44.6%) | 421 (42.1%) | 1555 (44.7%) | 0.002 |
4-6 years | 322 (37.6%) | 282 (35.5%) | 294 (35.6%) | 391 (39.1%) | 1289 (37.1%) | |
never | 117 (13.7%) | 164 (20.7%) | 164 (19.8%) | 189 (18.9%) | 634 (18.2%) | |
Reasons for non-attendance to screening for women with no previous Pap | ||||||
Fear and dislike | 23 (19.8%) | 65 (41.1%) | 68 (42.2%) | 73 (40.3%) | 229 (37.2%) | <0.001 |
Uninformed | 91 (78.4%) | 84 (53.2%) | 80 (49.7%) | 98 (54.1%) | 353 (57.3%) | |
Other | 2 (1.7%) | 9 (5.7%) | 13 (8.1%) | 10 (5.5%) | 34 (5.5%) | |