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Table 4 Demographics of Participants in Community A and Community B

From: Effect of vaginal self-sampling on cervical cancer screening rates: a community-based study in Newfoundland

Variable

Category

Community A (n = 168) n(%)

Community B (n = 374) n(%)

Age Group

30–34

14 (8.3 %)

34 (9.1 %)

35–39

9 (5.4 %)*

54 (14.4 %)*

40–44

22 (13.1 %)

46 (12.3 %)

45–49

29 (17.3 %)

58 (15.5 %)

50–54

31 (18.5 %)

59 (15.8 %)

55–59

32 (19 %)

55 (14.7 %)

60–64

21 (12.5 %)

34 (9.1 %)

65–69

6 (3.6 %)

21 (5.6 %)

unknown

4 (2.4 %)

13 (3.5 %)

Marital Status

Married or Common Law

148 (88.1 %)

310 (82.9 %)

Divorced

3 (1.78 %)

10 (2.7 %)

Separated

2 (1.19 %)

13 (3.5 %)

Widowed

4 (2.38 %)

14 (3.7 %)

Single or Never Married

9 (5.36 %)

19 (5.1 %)

Unknown

2 (1.19 %)

8 (2.1 %)

Education

< High school

49 (29.17 %)*

59 (15.8 %)*

High school diploma

44 (26.19 %)

100 (26.7 %)

Some College

6 (3.57 %)*

32 (8.6 %)*

College Diploma or Certificate

45 (26.79 %)

114 (30.5 %)

Some University

6 (3.57 %)

16 (4.3 %)

University Degree, Diploma, or Certificate

17 (10.11 %)

45 (12.0 %)

Unknown

1 (0.6 %)

8 (2.1 %)

Pap smear screening history

Regularly screened

142 (84.5 %)

322 (85.9 %)

Under screened

25 (14.9 %)

39 (10.4 %)

Unscreened

1 (0.6 %)

13 (3.5 %)*

Unknown

2 (1.2 %)

1 (0.3 %)

  1. * denotes significant differences in proportions at a significance level of 0.05