Measuring the nature and duration of symptoms of cervical cancer in young women: developing an interview-based approach

Table 2 Duration of symptoms for women diagnosed via symptomatic presentation (n = 12)*

Duration	Patient duration of symptoms from trigger symptom	Patient duration of symptoms that started before the trigger symptom**
	n = 12	n = 5
	Trigger	Initial	First attributed
<1 month	6	1	1
1- < 3 months	1	0	-
3- < 6 months	3	0	-
6- < 12 months	1	0	-
≥12 months	1	1	2
≥3 months	5 (42%)	1 (50%)	2 (67%)

* All durations end at first attendance.
** Only includes key symptoms which started prior to the trigger symptom (i.e. initial and first attributed). Women may also have had other symptoms which did not meet key symptom definitions.

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