Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (HPV-positive women, aged between 30 and 49 years old, treated with thermal ablation)

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

  1. Abbreviations: N number, SD standard deviation, y years, HPV human papillomavirus, LEEP loop electrosurgical excision procedure, G gravidity, P parity