Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
25–35 | 1417 | 24.2 |
36–49 | 4439 | 75.8 |
Parity/Birth | Â | |
Primiparous | 1336 | 22.8 |
Multiparous | 4520 | 77.2 |
Education level | Â | |
Illiterate | 463 | 7.9 |
Primary | 3201 | 54.7 |
Secondary | 582 | 9.9 |
Tertiary | 1610 | 27.5 |
Partners | Â | Â |
One partner | 3472 | 59.3 |
More partners | 2384 | 40.7 |
Smoking | Â | Â |
No | 5542 | 94.6 |
Yes | 314 | 5.4 |
Early Sex | Â | Â |
No | 3099 | 52.9 |
Yes | 2757 | 47.1 |
Marital status | Â | |
not married | 1575 | 26.9 |
married | 4281 | 73.1 |
Occupation | Â | |
Business | 1453 | 24.8 |
Farmer | 1853 | 31.6 |
Housewife | 1156 | 19.7 |
Salarised | 1394 | 23.8 |
Machines | Â | Â |
Genexpert | 3824 | 65.3 |
Hologic PCR | 2032 | 34.7 |
Results | Â | Â |
Negative | 3850 | 65.7 |
Positive | 2006 | 34.3 |
Genotype | Â | |
None | 3850 | 65.7 |
HPV − 16 | 317 | 5.4 |
HPV 18/45 | 308 | 5.3 |
Other HPV | 1381 | 23.6 |
Districts | Â | Â |
Fort portal | 80 | 1.4 |
Gulu | 50 | 0.8 |
Hoima | 809 | 13.8 |
Jinja | 749 | 12.8 |
Kabale | 593 | 10.1 |
Kyenjojo | 381 | 6.5 |
Lacor | 541 | 9.2 |
Lira | 902 | 15.4 |
Masaka | 423 | 7.2 |
Mbale | 344 | 5.9 |
Mbarara | 145 | 2.5 |
Moroto | 147 | 2.5 |
Mubende | 237 | 4.1 |
Naguru | 152 | 2.6 |
Soroti | 303 | 5.2 |