Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of women included in the study (N = 440)
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in year) | ||
20–29 | 88 | 20.0 |
30–39 | 88 | 20.0 |
40–49 | 88 | 20.0 |
50–59 | 88 | 20.0 |
60–69 | 88 | 20.0 |
Education | ||
No school | 125 | 28.4 |
Primary school | 205 | 46.5 |
≥ Secondary school | 110 | 25.0 |
Occupation | ||
Self-employed | 60 | 13.6 |
Factory worker | 62 | 14.0 |
Housewife/unemployed | 114 | 25.9 |
Farmer/Fishery | 180 | 40.9 |
Othersa | 24 | 5.4 |
Family income, monthly | ||
Low (US$ 0–124) | 192 | 43.6 |
Middle (US$ (125–374) | 216 | 49.0 |
High (≥US$ 375) | 32 | 7.3 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 356 | 80.9 |
Singleb | 84.0 | 19.0 |
Number of children | ||
No children | 19 | 4.6 |
1 or 2 children | 119 | 28.8 |
3 or 4 children | 275 | 66.5 |
Mean (SD) | 2.6 ± 0.5 | |
Family history of cervical cancer | ||
No | 178 | 40.4 |
Yes | 9 | 2.0 |
Do not know | 253 | 57.5 |
History of sexually transmitted diseases | ||
No | 355 | 80.6 |
Yes | 14 | 3.1 |
Do not know | 71 | 16.1 |
Contraceptive use | ||
No | 292 | 66.3 |
Yes | 148 | 33.6 |
Smoking habit | ||
Never smoked | 437 | 99.3 |
Current/former smoker | 3 | 0.6 |
Alcohol drinking | ||
No | 345 | 78.5 |
Sometimes | 94 | 21.4 |
Number of lifetime sexual partner | ||
None | 26 | 5.9 |
1 or 2 | 403 | 91.6 |
≥ 3 | 11 | 2.5 |