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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among under-screened women in Cuenca, Ecuador: the perspectives of women and health professionals

Characteristic

N (%)

Rarely screened women [28]

 Age

  30–39 years

6 (21.4)

  40–49 years

15 (53.6)

  50–59 years

6 (21.4)

  60–69 years

1 (3.6)

 Residence

  Urban

19 (67.9)

  Rural

9 (32.1)

 Education

  None

1 (3.6)

  Primary

8 (28.6)

  Secondary

7 (25.0)

  University

12 (42.9)

 Last Pap smear

  3–4 years ago

6 (21.4)

  5 years ago

6 (21.4)

  More than 5 years ago

16 (57.1)

 Time needed to reach a health centre

  Less than 30 minutes

23 (82.1)

  Between 30 minutes and 1 hour

4 (14.3)

  More than 1 hour

1 (3.6)

Health professionals [27]

 Gender

  Male

3 (11.1)

  Female

24 (88.9)

 Age

  25–29 years

6 (22.2)

  30–39 years

4 (14.8)

  40–49 years

4 (14.8)

  50–59 years

11 (40.7)

  60 years and more

2 (7.4)

 Role

  Medical doctor

13 (48.1)

  Nurse

11 (40.7)

  Midwife

3 (11.1)