Disparities in cervical cancer screening participation in Iran: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2016 nationwide STEPS survey

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Women aged 18 and above by Cervical Cancer Screening Participation

Sociodemographic variable	n	%	Participation rate %	p-value
Age group				0.05
18–29	3294	21.6	24.9
30–39	3696	24.2	51.1
40–49	3016	19.8	55.9
50–59	2488	16.3	49.1
60–69	1672	11.0	32.9
+ 70	1094	7.2	16.6
Marital status				< 0.001
Single	1967	12.6	1.9
Married	11,554	73.8	50.7
Widowed	1730	11.0	25.4
Divorced	412	2.6	42.6
Education				< 0.001
Illiterate	3305	21.5	24.4
1–6 years	5852	38.0	47.4
6–12 years	3858	25.0	49.1
> 12 years	2387	15.5	39.7
Employment				< 0.001
Unemployed	13,262	84.6	42.9
Employed	1467	9.4	42.7
Retired	326	2.1	55.4
Student	622	4.0	5.7
Primary Insurance				< 0.001
No	1035	6.6	32.1
Yes	14,682	93.4	42.3
Complementary Insurance				< 0.001
No	12,270	78.7	39.0
Yes	3312	21.3	51.0
Residence				< 0.001
Urban	11,203	70.1	44.7
Rural	4772	29.9	34.3
Socio-economic Quintiles				< 0.001
Lowest	3195	20.0	53.1
Low	3195	20.0	47.1
Middle	3198	20.0	41.6
High	3194	19.9	32.2
Highest	3193	19.9	24.8
Total	15,975		41.6

N number of women in each category, % percentage of women in each category; Participation rate, percentage of women in each category who reported undergoing cervical cancer screening; P-value, obtained from cross-tabulation between each category and cervical cancer screening

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