From: Acceptability and safety of thermal ablation to prevent cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
Variable | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Participants | 234 | 100 |
Age, y mean ± SD | 39.2 (± 6.2) | |
Marital status | ||
Single/divorced/widow | 46 | 19.7 |
Married/in a relationship | 188 | 80.3 |
Education (n = 233) | ||
Unschooled/Primary education | 73 | 31.3 |
Secondary education/University | 160 | 68.7 |
Employment status | ||
Housewife | 43 | 18.4 |
Employee/Independent/Farmer | 179 | 76.5 |
Other (unemployed, student) | 12 | 5.1 |
Age at menarche, y mean ± SD | 14.7 (± 1.9) | |
Number of sexual partners, median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | |
1–5 | 202 | 86.3 |
> 5 | 32 | 13.7 |
Age at first intercourse, y mean ± SD | 18.1 (± 2.7) | |
≤18 | 152 | 65 |
> 18 | 82 | 35 |
Gravidity | ||
Nulligravida | 1 | 0.4 |
1–5 | 120 | 51.3 |
> 5 | 113 | 48.3 |
Age at first delivery, y mean ± SD | 21.2 (± 4.5) | |
Parity | ||
Nulliparous | 4 | 1.7 |
1–5 | 159 | 68.0 |
> 5 | 71 | 30.3 |
Having intercourse in the last 12 months | ||
Yes | 219 | 93.6 |
No | 15 | 6.4 |
Desire for future pregnancy (n = 232) | ||
Yes | 103 | 44.4 |
No | 129 | 56.6 |
HIV-positive (n = 228) | ||
Yes | 16 | 7 |
No | 212 | 93 |
Smoker | ||
Yes | 7 | 3 |
No | 227 | 97 |
HPV-Positive | ||
Yes | 399 | 18.7 |
No | 1731 | 81.3 |