Uptake of pre-cervical cancer screening and associated factors among reproductive age women in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 2 Reproductive Characteristics of the study participants in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, March– April 2017 (n = 517)

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Age at first intercourse	< 18	236	45.6
Age at first intercourse	> = 18	281	54.4
Have you given birth?	Yes	336	65
Have you given birth?	No	181	35
Number of children	< 2	317	94.3
Number of children	> = 2	19	5.7
HIV test	Yes	389	75.2
HIV test	No	128	24.8
HIV test result	Negative	335	86.1
HIV test result	Positive	54	13.9
History of STI	Yes	74	14.3
History of STI	No	443	85.7
History of cervical cancer in family	Yes	36	7
History of cervical cancer in family	No	481	93
Lifetime Number of sexual partners	Single partner	297	57.4
Lifetime Number of sexual partners	Multiple partner	220	42.6
History of contraceptive use	Yes	277	53.6
History of contraceptive use	No	240	46.4
History of smoking	Yes	6	1.2
History of smoking	No	511	98.8

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