Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 683)
From: Community-based self-collected human papillomavirus screening in rural Zimbabwe
Age (mean years ± SD) | 43.6 (10.2) |
Age at first pregnancy (mean years ± SD) | 19.0 (3.2) |
Gravidity (mean ± SD) | 4.47 (2.4) |
Education | |
Did not attend school | 163 (24.0%) |
O′ Level (Grade 4) | 177 (26.1%) |
A’ Level (Grade 6) | 3 (0.4%) |
Grade 7 | 336 (49.5%) |
Tertiary | 0 (0.0%) |
History of hormonal contraception | 480 (70.8%) |
Prior screening for cervical cancer | |
No (Previously unscreened) | 646 (95.1%) |
Yes (Previously screened) | 33 (4.9%) |
Age Categories | |
30–39 | 302 (44.5%) |
40–49 | 186 (27.4%) |
50–65 | 191 (28.1%) |
HIV status | |
Positive | 146 (21.8%) |
Negative | 521 (77.9%) |
Unknown | 2 (0.3%) |