Variable | Study population | Early stage | Late stage | P-value** | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
 | 984 | 100 | 501 | 50.9 | 440 | 44.7 |  |
Age category | |||||||
 < 30 | 13 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.88 |
 ≥ 30–40 | 188 | 19.1 | 98 | 19.6 | 83 | 18.9 |  |
 ≥ 40–50 | 369 | 37.5 | 191 | 38.2 | 159 | 36.1 |  |
 ≥ 50–60 | 183 | 18.6 | 98 | 19.6 | 83 | 18.9 |  |
 ≥ 60–70 | 148 | 15.1 | 66 | 13.2 | 70 | 15.9 |  |
 ≥ 70 | 82 | 8.3 | 40 | 8.0 | 39 | 8.9 |  |
Residence | |||||||
 Rural | 775 | 79.0 | 390 | 78.0 | 359 | 81.8 | 0.15 |
 Urban | 206 | 21.0 | 110 | 22.0 | 80 | 18.2 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never married/single | 646 | 65.7 | 315 | 63.0 | 307 | 69.8 | 0.08 |
 Married | 226 | 23.0 | 124 | 24.8 | 89 | 20.2 |  |
 Divorced | 13 | 1.3 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.7 |  |
 Widowed | 98 | 10.0 | 51 | 10.2 | 41 | 9.3 |  |
Previous cervical cancer screening | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never screened | 400 | 42.6 | 177 | 36.8 | 205 | 49.2 |  < 0.001* |
 Screened | 539 | 57.4 | 304 | 63.2 | 212 | 50.8 |  |
Visit with a natural/traditional healer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 845 | 89.9 | 443 | 90.8 | 378 | 88.3 | 0.22 |
 Yes | 95 | 10.1 | 45 | 9.2 | 50 | 11.7 |  |
HIV | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 293 | 30.3 | 154 | 31.2 | 128 | 29.6 | 0.59 |
 Positive | 674 | 69.7 | 340 | 68.8 | 305 | 70.4 |  |
FIGO stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I | 166 | 17.6 | 166 | 33.1 | – | – | – |
 II | 335 | 35.6 | 335 | 66.9 | – | – |  |
 III | 350 | 37.2 | – | – | 350 | 79.5 |  |
 IV | 90 | 9.6 | – | – | 90 | 20.5 |  |
Pathology | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 SCC | 835 | 87.3 | 422 | 86.1 | 384 | 89.7 | 0.29 |
 Adenocarcinoma | 66 | 6.9 | 41 | 8.4 | 22 | 5.1 |  |
 Invasive ductal | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 |  |
 Other | 40 | 4.2 | 20 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.5 |  |
 Unknown/other | 12 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 |  |
Abnormal vaginal bleeding | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not reported | 264 | 26.8 | 169 | 33.7 | 78 | 17.7 |  < 0.001* |
 Reported | 720 | 73.2 | 332 | 66.3 | 362 | 82.3 |  |