Table 1 The breast and cervical cancer screening participation rates in intervention and comparison groups by characteristics
| Â | Breast cancer screening | Cervical cancer screening | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Intervention % (95%CI) | Comparison % (95%CI) | n (%) | Intervention % (95%CI) | Comparison % (95%CI) | |
Overall | 65,289 (100.0) | 25.3 (22.8–27.7) | 19.1 (17.4–20.7) | 65,476 (100.0) | 25.7 (23.8–27.7) | 21.5 (19.6–23.5) |
Place of residence | ||||||
 Rural areas | 34,649 (53.1) | 23.2 (19.9–26.4) | 12.9 (11.0–14.8) | 34,780 (53.1) | 25.7 (23.5–27.9) | 16.9 (14.6–19.3) |
 Urban areas | 30,640 (46.9) | 28.4 (25.8–31.0) | 25.2 (23.2–27.1) | 30,696 (46.9) | 30.8 (28.3–33.3) | 28.9 (26.6–31.1) |
Age group | ||||||
 35–39 | 6941 (10.6) | 29.6 (26.7–32.5) | 24.0 (21.5–26.5) | 6963 (10.6) | 31.8 (29.5–34.1) | 27.7 (24.9–30.4) |
 40–44 | 10,819 (16.6) | 33.8 (30.5–37.0) | 24.1 (21.9–26.3) | 10,837 (16.6) | 35.0 (32.3–37.6) | 28.1 (25.6–30.7) |
 45–49 | 13,373 (20.5) | 31.9 (28.8–34.9) | 22.7 (20.7–24.7) | 13,439 (20.5) | 33.1 (30.6–35.6) | 26.4 (23.9–29.0) |
 50–54 | 11,536 (17.7) | 29.8 (26.9–32.8) | 22.3 (20.3–24.3) | 11,570 (17.7) | 29.4 (27.1–31.7) | 24.5 (22.2–26.7) |
 55–59 | 12,425 (19.0) | 21.6 (19.2–24.1) | 17.5 (15.6–19.4) | 12,468 (19.0) | 21.0 (19.1–22.9) | 20.9 (18.6–23.1) |
 60–64 | 10,195 (15.6) | 14.1 (12.3–16.0) | 14.1 (12.3–15.9) | 10,199 (15.6) | 14.5 (12.9–16.1) | 15.2 (13.3–17.2) |
Education attainment | ||||||
 Primary school and lower | 12,481 (19.1) | 16.9 (13.8–20.0) | 9.0 (7.1–10.9) | 12,569 (19.2) | 18.3 (16.1–20.4) | 11.7 (9.4–13.9) |
 Junior school | 41,724 (63.9) | 26.7 (24.2–29.3) | 18.7 (16.9–20.4) | 41,783 (63.8) | 28.0 (25.9–30.1) | 21.2 (19.1–23.3) |
 Senior school and higher | 11,047 (16.9) | 44.4 (41.1–47.7) | 38.2 (35.6–40.8) | 11,088 (16.9) | 44.1 (41.2–47.0) | 38.7 (35.7–41.8) |
Annual household income | ||||||
 1st (lowest) quartile | 13,010 (20.0) | 20.9 (19.5–23.2) | 13.6 (11.5–15.7) | 13,062 (20.0) | 23.4 (21.3–25.6) | 15.8 (13.5–18.0) |
 2nd quartile | 13,837 (21.2) | 27.9 (24.8–31.1) | 19.2 (17.2–21.3) | 13,918 (21.3) | 29.0 (26.5–31.5) | 21.8 (19.4–24.2) |
 3th quartile | 12,076 (18.5) | 32.4 (28.5–36.3) | 23.4 (21.2–25.6) | 12,122 (18.6) | 31.9 (28.7–35.2) | 25.8 (23.4–28.3) |
 4th (highest) quartile | 11,416 (17.5) | 36.9 (32.7–41.1) | 30.5 (27.2–33.8) | 11,381 (17.4) | 35.7 (31.8–39.7) | 33.6 (30.0–37.2) |
 Refused/don’t know | 14,820 (22.7) | 20.4 (18.1–22.8) | 17.6 (15.8–19.5) | 14,863 (22.7) | 22.2 (20.2–24.1) | 20.0 (17.9–22.1) |