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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women participating in the study. State of Maranhão, Brazil. 2007 to 2012

From: Patterns of cervical cytological abnormalities according to the Human Development Index in the northeast region of Brazil

Variable

N

%

Age group (years)

   <25

271.279

19.9

 25 to 29

214.668

15.7

 30 to 34

195.841

14.4

 35 to 39

165.181

12.1

 40 to 44

140.481

10.3

 45 to 49

119.722

8.8

 50 to 54

95.378

7.0

 55 to 59

67.114

4.9

 60 to 64

42.102

3.1

   >64

51.923

3.8

Prior preventive exam

 Never done

231.132

16.9

 Done previously

832.322

61.0

 Missing

300.235

22.0

Time since last exama

 ≤ 1 year

342.362

41.1

 2 years

147.032

17.7

 3 years

55.724

6.7

 > 3 years

48.708

5.9

 Missing

238.496

28.7

Place of residence

 Capital

292.919

21.5

 Other municipalities

1.070.770

78.5

MHDI of woman’s place of residence

 High

423.202

31.0

 Medium or low

936.038

68.7

 Very low

4.449

0.3

Total

1.363.689

100.0

  1. aOnly for those who already had prior screening
  2. MHDI Municipal Human Development Index