Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the general population and women who accepted the cervical cancer screening invitation via the home visit approach and awareness raising campaign
From: Determinants of acceptance of cervical cancer screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
General population N=6063 % | Home visits N=83 % | Awareness raising N=721 % | ||||
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Age(years) | ||||||
25-34 | 3092 | 51.0 | 38 | 45.8 | 281 | 38.9 |
35-44 | 2231 | 36.8 | 28 | 33.7 | 273 | 37.9 |
45-59 | 740 | 12.2 | 17 | 20.5 | 167 | 23.1 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 3844 | 63.4 | 66 | 79.5 | 562 | 77.9 |
Single | 2219 | 36.6 | 17 | 20.5 | 159 | 22.1 |
Education | ||||||
No schooling | 1158 | 19.1 | 6 | 7.2 | 43 | 6.0 |
Primary school | 3923 | 64.7 | 29 | 34.9 | 442 | 61.3 |
Secondary school | 982 | 16.2 | 48 | 57.8 | 236 | 32.7 |
No of children | ||||||
0-2 | 2061 | 34.0 | 8 | 9.6 | 316 | 43.8 |
3-4 | 2728 | 45.0 | 43 | 51.8 | 259 | 35.9 |
5+ | 1274 | 21.0 | 32 | 38.6 | 146 | 20.3 |