Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics, vaccination status and gynaecological history of women as a whole and of mothers of 14–18 year old daughters
Characteristic | Whole population | Mothers of a 14–18 yr old daughter | Interviewed mothers |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | (N=1,478) | (N=210) | (N=32) |
18-29 | 309 (20.9) | - | - |
30-39 | 393 (26.6) | 40 (19.1) | 9 (28.1) |
40-49 | 414 (28.0) | 150 (71.4) | 21 (65.6) |
50-65 | 362 (24.5) | 20 (9.5) | 2 (6.3) |
Employment | |||
In employment | 942 (69.6) | 159 (79.5) | 17 (53.2) |
Unemployed/Housewife/Retired | 411 (30.7) | 41 (20.5) | 15 (46.9) |
Educational level | |||
Studies ongoing | 100 (7.5) | 1 (0.5) | - |
Lower secondary | 540 (40.6) | 99 (52.1) | 24 (75.0) |
Upper secondary, non tertiary | 606 (45.6) | 81 (42.6) | 8 (25.0) |
Tertiary | 83 (6.2) | 8 (4.2) | - |
Social/financial assistance1 | 67 (4.9) | 6 (3.1) | 5 (15.6) |
Marital status | |||
Married/Living with a partner | 1034 (70.5) | 178 (86.0) | 22 (68.8) |
Single/Divorced/Widowed | 431 (29.5) | 29 (14.0) | 10 (31.3) |
Vaccination status themselves | |||
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Poliomyelitis and BCG | 1376 (93.1) | 200 (95.2) | 32 (100.0) |
Measles, Mumps and Rubella | 714 (48.3) | 86 (40.9) | 9 (28.1) |
Hepatitis B | 754 (51.0) | 74 (35.2) | 11 (34.4) |
Vaccination status of their children2 | |||
Diphtheria-tetanus-poliomyelitis and BCG vaccine | 1 096 (96.1) | 205 (97.6) | 32 (100.0) |
Measles, Mumps and Rubella | 837 (73.4) | 172 (81.9) | 21 (65.6) |
Chickenpox | 108 (9.5) | 20 (9.5) | 2 (6.3) |
Rotavirus | 10 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | - |
Pneumococcus | 257 (22.5) | 38 (18.1) | 5 (15.6) |
Hepatitis B | 568 (49.8) | 103 (51.8) | 16 (50.0) |
Current cigarette smoker | 248 (16.8) | 33 (16.6) | 6 (18.8) |
Usual frequency of gynaecologic follow-up | |||
Each year | 907 (63.6) | 144 (70.6) | 18 (56.3) |
Every 2–3 years | 305 (21.4) | 38 (18.6) | 7 (21.9) |
Less than every 2–3 years/Never | 213 (14.9) | 22 (10.8) | 7 (21.9) |
Pap test within the last 3 years | 1186 (82.9) | 180 (87.0) | 26 (81.3) |
History of abnormal Pap test | 147 (9.9) | 27 (13.1) | 4 (12.5) |
Gynaecologic surgery | 161 (10.9) | 21 (10.7) | 3 (9.4) |
Sexually transmitted diseases | 86 (5.8) | 17 (8.1) | 2 (6.3) |