Table 1 Participant sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by HIV status
Characteristics (n, column %) | Total | Characteristics by HIV status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants (N = 42) | Living without HIV (N = 15) | Living with HIV (N = 27) | P value | |
Living with HIV | 27 (64%) | 15 (0%) | 27 (100%) | – |
Stage at diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
 IA or IB | 7 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (26%) |  |
 IIA or IIB | 23 (55%) | 7 (47%) | 16 (59%) |  |
 IIIA or IIIB | 11 (26%) | 7 (47%) | 4 (15%) |  |
Type of treatment |  |  |  | – |
 Curative | 42 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 27 (100%) |  |
 Age in years, median (IQR) | 51 (44–59) | 64 (54–67) | 45 (42–53) |  < 0.001 |
 Owned cell phone | 41 (98%) | 14 (93%) | 27 (100%) | 0.36 |
 Can receive and send text messages | 40 (95%) | 13 (87%) | 27 (100%) | 0.12 |
Preferred language | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
 Setswana | 35 (83%) | 13 (87%) | 22 (81%) |  |
 English | 7 (17%) | 2 (13%) | 5 (19%) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 0.06 |
 None/non-formal | 7 (17%) | 4 (27%) | 3 (11%) |  |
 Primary | 17 (40%) | 7 (47%) | 10 (37%) |  |
 Junior secondary | 10 (24%) | 1 (7%) | 9 (33%) |  |
 Senior secondary | 4 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (15%) |  |
 Tertiary | 4 (10%) | 3 (20%) | 1 (4%) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.12 |
 Housewife | 25 (60%) | 12 (80%) | 13 (48%) |  |
 Employed (by someone) | 15 (36%) | 3 (20%) | 12 (44%) |  |
 Self employed | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Single | 31 (74%) | 8 (53%) | 23 (85%) |  |
 Married | 8 (19%) | 4 (27%) | 4 (15%) |  |
 Widowed | 3 (7%) | 3 (20%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Number of children, mean (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.88 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
 None | 4 (10%) | 1 (7%) | 3 (11%) |  |
 Christian | 38 (90%) | 14 (93%) | 24 (89%) |  |
Mode of transport to clinic | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
 Own transport | 3 (7%) | 3 (20%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Public transport | 38 (90%) | 12 (80%) | 26 (96%) |  |
 Other | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |  |
Screening history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Screened at least once prior to the last screen before diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
 No | 20 (48%) | 7 (47%) | 13 (48%) |  |
 Yes | 10 (24%) | 3 (20%) | 7 (26%) |  |
 Unknown | 12 (29%) | 5 (33%) | 7 (26%) |  |
Symptoms on last screen before cancer diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
 Symptoms | 25 (60%) | 8 (53%) | 17 (63%) |  |
 No symptoms | 6 (14%) | 2 (13%) | 4 (15%) |  |
 Unknown | 11 (26%) | 5 (33%) | 6 (22%) |  |
Days from last screen to diagnosis, median (IQR) | 52.5 (15–176) | 52.5 (15–176) | 47 (9.5–177) | 0.81 |
Days from last screen to diagnosis, mean (SD) | 222 (442) | 193 (337) | 237 (493) | 0.80 |