Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects (total n = 1581; missing values excluded)
Categories | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic factors | |||
Age | 44.40 ± 3.88 years (mean ± SD, range = 31–59 years) | ||
31–39 years | 114 | 7.3 | |
40–44 years | 692 | 44.4 | |
45–49 years | 601 | 38.6 | |
50–59 years | 149 | 9.6 | |
Education | ≤Middle school | 53 | 3.5 |
High school | 839 | 54.1 | |
≥College | 656 | 42.4 | |
Employment status | Housewife | 684 | 44.1 |
Part time | 517 | 33.4 | |
Full time | 349 | 22.5 | |
Monthly household income | 1000–2000 | 257 | 18.2 |
(Korean won × 1,000) | 2001–3500 | 472 | 33.6 |
3501–4500 | 296 | 21.0 | |
4501–5000 | 381 | 27.2 | |
Religion | None | 563 | 35.8 |
Christianity | 350 | 22.3 | |
Catholicism | 164 | 10.4 | |
Buddhism | 410 | 26.0 | |
Other | 86 | 5.5 | |
Have talked about HPV with daughter | Yes | 518 | 33.0 |
No | 1051 | 67.0 | |
Have talked about the Pap test with daughter | Yes | 369 | 23.7 |
No | 1191 | 76.3 | |
Daughter has received HPV vaccination | Yes | 112 | 7.2 |
No | 1446 | 92.8 | |
Has undergone the Pap test | Regularly | 297 | 19.1 |
Irregularly | 712 | 45.7 | |
No | 548 | 35.2 | |
Age at first Pap test (n = 974) | 32.9 ± 6.0 years (mean ± SD, range = 12–55 years) | ||
12–29 years | 208 | 21.3 | |
30–35 years | 463 | 47.6 | |
36–55 years | 303 | 31.0 | |
History of cervical cancer diagnosis | Yes | 136 | 8.6 |
No | 1442 | 91.4 | |
Family history of cervical cancer | Yes | 73 | 4.6 |
No | 1508 | 95.4 | |