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Table 2 Psychosocial and knowledge characteristics

From: Understanding the role of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) status on adherence behaviors among women with abnormal cervical cytology

Characteristic

n = 145

Baseline

 

State anxiety score

44.9±13.9

State anxiety clinical cut-off

<40

≥40

60 (41.4%)

85 (58.6%)

1st degree relative history of cancer

No

Yes

Unknown

109 (75.2%)

34 (23.4%)

2 (1.4%)

1st degree relative died of cancer

Yes

9 (6.2%)

Post-results

HPV Burden*

37.5 ±17.6

Self-efficacy

84.5 ±15.0

Cancer-related distress

22.4 ±16.8

Cancer-related distress clinical cut-off

< 33

≥ 33

104 (71.7%)

41 (28.3%)

Perceived risk of cancer

11.6 ±2.2

Knowledge of HPV (total)

7.4 ±1.2

  1. N = 128 for HPV Burden; otherwise N = 145 (%) for categorical variables; μ ± SD for continuous variables