Social network characteristics and cervical cancer screening among Quechua women in Andean Peru

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Pap Test History of Survey Participants

Characteristic	Total (N = 69)
Age, years	37 (21–59)
Years of schooling	7.2 (0–16)
# People in household	4.4 (2–9)
Median income category/month (soles)	S/. 201–400
Score on Guttman wealth scale^a (0 = low to 8 = high)	5.6 (2–7)
Score on Spanish language acculturation scale^b (0 = low to 4 = high)	1.0 (0–3)
Marital status
Married/living with a partner	61 (88 %)
Single/Widow	8 (12 %)
Currently employed	32 (46 %)
Residence
Rent	14 (20 %)
Own	55 (80 %)
Pap test at CerviCusco campaign in 2012 or 2013	19 (28 %)
Self-reported Pap test
1 year or less	30 (43 %)
> 1 yr. < 3 yrs.	17 (25 %)
> 3 yrs. < 5 yrs.	2 (3 %)
Never had a Pap test	20 (29 %)

Notes: Columns in mean values (ranges) for continuous variables and frequencies (percentages) for categorical variables
^a Modified version of a Guttman wealth scale with the following items: kitchen with gas, radio, TV, bicycle, refrigerator, plumbing, electricity, sanitation [20]
^b Modified version of the Acculturation Scale for Mexican Americans (ASMA) was used to measure acculturation (substituting “Quechua” for “English” language), with a value of “4” meaning completely Spanish language acculturated [19]

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