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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population

From: Prevalence of vaccine and non-vaccine human papillomavirus types among women in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number

Percentage (%)

Age group (years)

≤ 25

8

2.5

25–44

215

67.8

45–64

87

27.4

≥ 65

7

2.2

Education

Below SHS

188

59.3

SHS and above

129

40.7

Marital status

Married/cohabiting

205

64.7

Single/widowed/divorced

112

35.3

Occupation

Economically activea

275

86.8

Not economically activeb

42

13.2

Age at first pregnancy (years)

≤ 17

27

8.5

18–21

97

30.6

22–25

76

24.0

> 25

59

18.6

Never pregnant

37

11.7

Do not remember

21

6.6

Gravidae

0

37

11.7

1

36

11.4

≥ 2

244

76.9

Parity

0

63

19.8

1

52

16.4

2–4

162

51.1

> 5

40

12.6

Age of coitarche (years)

≤ 15

22

6.9

16–20

171

53.9

21–25

42

13.2

≥ 26

20

6.3

Do not remember

62

19.6

Number of life time sex partners

1

112

35.3

2+

205

64.7

Alcohol consumption

Yes

135

42.6

No

182

57.4

Condom use

Yes

108

34.1

No

209

65.9

  1. SHS Senior high school
  2. aEconomically active—have any job
  3. bNot economically active—have no job, pensioner or housewife