Table 2 Population Characteristics by Pap Smear Testing among Females Aged 15–49 Years in South Africa
Ever had a Pap Smear | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population Characteristics | No | Yes | Total 5903 | ||
N | % | N | % | ||
Women’s age group | χ2 = 724.9315; p = 0.000 | ||||
 15–24 | 1291 | 92.6 | 103 | 7.4 | 1394 |
 25–34 | 839 | 66.2 | 429 | 33.8 | 1268 |
 35–44 | 445 | 47.5 | 492 | 52.5 | 937 |
 45+ | 1230 | 53.4 | 1074 | 46.6 | 2304 |
Population Group | χ2 = 306.7635; p = 0.000 | ||||
 African/Black | 3442 | 68.7 | 1568 | 31.3 | 5010 |
 White | 59 | 23.5 | 192 | 76.5 | 251 |
 Coloured | 273 | 48.2 | 293 | 51.8 | 566 |
 Indian/Asian | 31 | 40.8 | 45 | 59.2 | 76 |
Geographical Type | χ2 = 183.8032; p = 0.000 | ||||
 Urban | 1828 | 56.7 | 1392 | 43.2 | 3220 |
 Rural | 1977 | 73.7 | 706 | 26.3 | 2683 |
Educational Attainment | χ2 = 164.2445; p = 0.000 | ||||
 No education | 434 | 76.3 | 135 | 23.7 | 569 |
 Primary | 665 | 65.3 | 353 | 34.7 | 1018 |
 Secondary | 2483 | 65.8 | 1293 | 34.2 | 3776 |
 Higher | 223 | 42.3 | 317 | 68.7 | 540 |
Occupation | χ2 = 238.79335; p = 0.000 | ||||
 Not working | 2903 | 70.3 | 1224 | 29.7 | 4127 |
 Professional/Formal | 462 | 45.3 | 558 | 54.7 | 1020 |
 Non-professional/Informal | 440 | 58.2 | 316 | 41.8 | 756 |
Marital Status | χ2 = 327.8518; p = 0.000 | ||||
 Never Married | 2649 | 72.2 | 1018 | 27.8 | 3667 |
 Married | 706 | 48.3 | 755 | 51.7 | 1461 |
 Divorced | 32 | 28.3 | 81 | 71.7 | 113 |
 Widowed | 418 | 63.1 | 244 | 36.9 | 662 |
Wealth Index | χ2 = 339.9505; p = 0.000 | ||||
 Poor | 1829 | 75.7 | 591 | 24.3 | 2430 |
 Middle | 891 | 67.7 | 426 | 32.4 | 1317 |
 Rich | 1075 | 49.9 | 1081 | 50.1 | 2156 |
Health Insurance Cover | χ2 = 246.2157; p = 0.000 | ||||
 No | 3489 | 68.3 | 1618 | 31.7 | 5107 |
 Yes | 316 | 39.7 | 480 | 60.3 | 796 |