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Table 3 Comparison of Demographic and Ego Network Characteristics by Confirmed Pap Test Receipt at CerviCusco Outreach Campaign

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

 

Received Pap Test (n = 19)

Never Received Pap Test (n = 50)

P value

Demographic Characteristics

   

Age

38.5

36.1

0.26

Number of people in household

4.8

4.3

0.19

Years of schooling

5.4

7.9

0.04*

Monthly income

   

 0–400 soles

13

27

0.41

 401 soles and higher

6

23

 

Marital status

   

 Married/living with a partner

19

42

0.06

 Single/Widow

0

8

 

Currently employed

   

 Yes

6

26

0.11

 No

13

24

 

Residence

   

 Own

14

40

0.40

 Rent

5

10

 

Guttman SES score

5.6

5.6

0.79

Spanish acculturation score

0.9

1.1

0.41

Ego Network Characteristics

   

Percent of alters - family

16.7 %

51.3 %

0.00**

Percent of alters - friend

14.0 %

16.0 %

0.75

Percent of alters - neighbor

42.1 %

20.0 %

0.01**

Percent of discussions - health

26.8 %

35.7 %

0.23

Number of years have known alters

17.8

21.9

0.04*

Frequency of communication with alters

1.7

1.6

0.61

Distance between alters

0.7

0.6

0.19

Density

0.7

0.9

0.03*

Degree centrality

3.6

4.5

0.03*

Betweenness centrality

0.2

0.2

0.48

  1. Notes: Columns in mean values for continuous variables and frequencies or percentages for categorical variables
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01