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Table 3 Logistical barriers for participation and screening adherence

From: Factors affecting attendance to cervical cancer screening among women in the Paracentral Region of El Salvador: a nested study within the CAPE HPV screening program

 

Total

Attended screening

Did not attend

p-valuea

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

409

100.0

360

100.0

49

100.0

 

Distance to clinic from home

       

  < 10 km

330

80.7

295

81.9

35

71.4

 

 10–20 km

39

9.5

33

9.2

6

12.2

 

  > 20 km

40

9.8

32

8.9

8

16.3

.18

Main transport method to clinicb

       

 Walking

68

16.6

58

16.1

10

20.4

 

 Personal vehicle

6

1.5

6

1.7

0

0.0

 

 Friend’s vehicle

30

7.3

25

6.9

5

10.2

 

 Public transport

305

74.6

271

75.5

34

69.4

.56

Someone in home owns a car

58

14.2

51

14.2

7

14.3

.98

Time to get to clinic from home

       

  < 5 min

38

9.3

36

10.0

2

4.1

 

  > 5–30 min

218

53.3

195

54.2

23

46.9

 

  > 30–60 min

95

23.2

79

21.9

16

32.7

 

  > 60 min

58

14.2

50

13.9

8

16.3

.23

  1. aChi-square or Fisher’s exact test
  2. b1 woman reported friend’s vehicle