Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by country of origin: weighted and age-adjusted proportions (%) or means and standard deviations (SD) among women who responded to the question of Pap test participation N/A = Not applicable (Question was not asked)
Characteristics | Total n of respondents | RUSSIAN (n=291) n(%) | SOMALI (n=132) n(%) | KURDISH (n=197) n(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic category | ||||||||
Age: Mean (SD) | 620 | 42.3 (10.4) | 39.3 (9.1) | 38.4 (8.5) | ||||
High school in any country | 618 | 249 | 87.0 | 16 | 14.4 | 79 | 42.0 | |
Literacy in Finnish / Swedish | 596 | 254 | 90.7 | 76 | 71.3 | 152 | 79.8 | |
Married or common law partnership | 617 | 191 | 62.7 | 97 | 75.8 | 153 | 75.4 | |
Main Religion | Christian for Russians | 617 | 202 | 72.6 | 130 | 99.2 | 150 | 75.1 |
Islam for Somali & Kurdish | ||||||||
Number of family members: Mean (SD) | 620 | 2.54 (1.1) | 5.37 (2.8) | 3.75 (1.6) | ||||
Employment status | Housewife | 616 | 30 | 13.5 | 48 | 42.7 | 33 | 18.2 |
Employed | 616 | 189 | 62.8 | 46 | 30.4 | 96 | 48.8 | |
Living outside of the metropolitan area of Finland | 620 | 187 | 81.0 | 94 | 89.7 | 116 | 55.0 | |
Immigration category | ||||||||
Age of migration: Mean (SD) | 618 | 30.2 (10.7) | 27.6 (9.8) | 26.8 (8.8) | ||||
Living in Finland for ten years or longer | 618 | 188 | 63.4 | 81 | 68.7 | 122 | 61.6 | |
Has had discrimination experience | 620 | 291 | 40.0 | 132 | 17.0 | 197 | 39.0 | |
Health care services category | ||||||||
Pap test taken (previous five years) | 620 | 219 | 73.9 | 40 | 34.7 | 121 | 61.3 | |
At least one general health check-up (previous five years) | 616 | 261 | 92.2 | 69 | 57.7 | 152 | 77.2 | |
At least one gynecological check-up (previous five years) | 616 | 213 | 73.8 | 34 | 30.5 | 97 | 50.1 | |
Distrust in public health care services | 614 | 123 | 41.1 | 26 | 23.7 | 53 | 27.4 | |
Health category | ||||||||
Very good or good self-rated health status | 620 | 166 | 64.4 | 104 | 78.8 | 111 | 58.3 | |
Has ever given birth | 608 | 235 | 74.6 | 111 | 89.9 | 180 | 90.9 | |
Has had female genital mutilation (FGM) | 309 | N/A | 93 | 79.0 | 67 | 36.0 | ||
Has experienced problems due to FGM | 155 | N/A | 16 | 21.8 | 22 | 33.6 | ||