Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all study participants and by history of Pap smear within the previous three years (n=403)

Age Category^†

   21-29

168

138 (82.1)

30 (17.9)

   30-44

178

129 (72.5)

49 (27.5)

   45+

57

40 (70.2)

17 (29.8)

Marital status

   Married or living with partner

253

190 (75.1)

63 (24.9)

   Single

144

112 (77.8)

32 (22.2)

   Missing

6

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

Educational attainment

   < Grade 9

126

91 (72.2)

35 (27.8)

   ≥ Grade 9

266

209 (78.6)

57 (21.4)

   Missing

11

7 (63.6)

4 (36.4)

Employed

   Yes

306

226 (73.9)

80 (26.1)

   No

89

73 (82.0)

16 (18.0)

   Missing

8

8 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

Current smoker

   Yes

295

226 (76.6)

69 (23.4)

   No

101

77 (76.2)

24 (23.8)

   Missing

7

4 (57.1)

3 (42.9)

Current alcohol use

   Yes

303

232 (76.6)

71 (23.4)

   No

95

71 (74.7)

24 (25.3)

   Missing

5

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

Self-reported history of STI

   Yes

302

234 (77.5)

68 (22.5)

   No

86

60 (69.8)

26 (30.2)

   Missing

15

13 (86.7)

2 (13.3)

Lifetime no. of sexual partners

   Less than 10

220

166 (75.5)

54 (24.5)

   10 or more

151

116 (76.8)

35 (23.2)

   Missing

32

25 (78.1)

7 (21.9)

Age at first sexual intercourse^††

   < 16 years

196

156 (79.6)

40 (20.4)

   ≥16 years

182

131 (72.0)

51 (28.0)

   Missing

25

20 (80.0

5 (20.0)

Previously given birth

   Yes

364

281 (77.2)

83 (22.8)

   No

38

25 (65.8)

13 (34.2)

   Missing

1

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

Current use of birth control

   Yes

167

138 (82.6)

29 (17.4)

   No

221

157 (71.0)

64 (29.0)

   Missing

15

12 (80.0)

3 (20.0)

Community

   1

212

157 (74.1)

55 (25.9)

   2

49

43 (87.8)

6 (12.2)

   3

96

71 (74.0)

25 (26.0)

   4

44

34 (77.3)

10 (22.7)

   Missing

2

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)