Correlates of women's cancer screening and contraceptive knowledge among female emergency department patients

BMC Women's Health

Table 2 Health history

SCREENING HISTORY
		n			%
Last PAP smear (no hysterectomy)		679
Within past year					69.1
>1 year ago					24.2
Never					6.8
Last mammogram (all women, no mastectomy)		731
Within past year					22.9
>1 year ago					14.5
Never					6.27
Last mammogram (age 45-55, no mastectomy)		102
Within past year					65.7
>1 year ago					29.4
Never					4.9
Last BSE exam (no mastectomy)		755
Within past year					45.5
>1 year ago					31.5
Never					23.0
SEXUAL HISTORY
Last time having sex with a man		737
< 1 week					48.2
< 1 month					22.1
< 6 months					9.9
< 1 year					4.9
> 1 year					9.5
Never					5.4
Frequency of condom use		739
No intercourse/no sex with men					8.1
Never					45.7
Sometimes					17.1
Most of the time					13.7
Every time					15.4
CONTRACEPTIVE HISTORY
				Yes		No
Currently taking BCPs		758		17.8		82.2
Using other BC		749		11.6		88.4
Had a BTL		750		25.6		72.6
Had a hysterectomy		752		10.1		89.9
Use any form of BC
Ever used EC		752		9.3		90.7
Ever had an abortion		748		23.7		76.3
PREGNANCY HISTORY
			Yes		No		Not Sure
Currently pregnant		759	26.0		93.0		4.6
Ever pregnant		760	69.9		30.1
Number of Times Pregnant		758
Never					29.0
1					13.5
2					17.3
3					17.4
4					12.1
> 4					10.7
KEY TO ABREVIATIONS
PAP: Papanicolaou	BC(Ps): Birth Control (Pills)		EC: Emergency Contraception
BSE: Breast Self Exam	BTL: Bilateral Tubal Ligation

ISSN: 1472-6874