Table 2 Demographic profile of participants: using mHealth-SMS to increase cervical cancer screening, Ghana
Characteristics | Â | Post-Intervention Period (n, %) | Â | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention areas (n = 42) | Â | Control areas (n = 46) | Â | Â | ||||||
| Â | Community | Bank | Total (%) | 95% C.I. | Community | Bank | Total (%) | 95% C.I. | P-value | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.303 | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 27.9 (SD: 4.7) | 30.0 (5.7) | 28.9 (SD: 5.3) | Â | 31.0 (SD: 4.7) | 29.7 (5.6) | 30.2 (SD: 5.3) | Â | Â | |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.671 | |
Primary/Middle/JHS | 0 | 9 | 9 (21.4) | 11.3–36.8 | 0 | 13 | 13 (28.3) | 16.9–43.2 |  | |
SHS/O-level/A-level | 7 | 6 | 13 (31.0) | 18.6–46.8 | 4 | 7 | 11 (23.9) | 13.5–38.7 |  | |
Vocational/Technical | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.4) | 0.31–15.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) |  |  | |
Tertiary | 13 | 6 | 19 (45.2) | 30.6–60.7 | 13 | 8 | 21 (45.7) | 31.6–60.4 |  | |
None | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) |  | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.3–14.6 |  | |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.084 | |
Public/ Civil servant | 20 | 8 | 28 (66.7) | 50.8–79.5 | 15 | 5 | 20 (43.5) | 29.7–58.3 |  | |
Trading | 0 | 6 | 6 (14.3) | 6.4–28.9 | 0 | 11 | 11 (23.9) | 13.5–38.7 |  | |
Artisan | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.8) | 1.1–17.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 (8.7) | 3.2–21.5 |  | |
Apprentice | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |  | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.3) | 1.1–16.3 |  | |
Unemployed | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.8) | 1.1–17.8 | 2 | 4 | 6 (13.0) | 5.9–26.6 |  | |
Student |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.4) | 1.1–16.3 |  | |
Other | 0 | 4 | 4 (9.5) | 3.5–23.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.3–14.6 |  | |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 | |
Akan | 8 | 6 | 14 (33.3) | 20.5–49.2 | 10 | 13 | 23 (50.0) | 35.6–64.4 |  | |
Ga/ Dangme | 2 | 5 | 7 (16.7) | 8.0-31.6 | 5 | 9 | 14 (30.4) | 18.7–45.5 |  | |
Ewe | 9 | 9 | 18 (42.9) | 28.6–58.5 | 2 | 6 | 8 (17.4) | 8.8–31.6 |  | |
Kasem | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |  | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.3–14.6 |  | |
Other | 1 | 2 | 3 (7.1) | 2.2–20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |  |  | |
Access to healthcare (NHIS Status) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.049 | |
No NHIS card | 11 | 10 | 21 (50.0) | 34.9–65.1 | 4 | 10 | 14 (30.4) | 18.7–45.5 |  | |
Have NHIS card | 9 | 12 | 21 (50.0) | 34.9–65.1 | 13 | 19 | 32 (69.6) | 54.5–81.3 |  | |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.681 | |
Married | 6 | 9 | 15 (35.7) | 22.5–51.6 | 10 | 7 | 17 (36.9) | 24.1–52.0 |  | |
Co-habiting | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |  | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.6) | 1.1–16.3 |  | |
Separated | 1 | 1 | 2 (4.7) | 1.1–17.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.3–14.6 |  | |
Single | 13 | 12 | 25 (59.5) | 43.8–73.5 | 7 | 19 | 26 (56.5) | 41.7–70.3 |  | |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.73 | |
Christian | 20 | 21 | 41 (97.6) | 84.2–99.7 | 17 | 28 | 45 (97.8) | 85.5–99.7 |  | |
Islam | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.4) | 0.3–15.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.3–14.6 |  | |
Monthly income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | |
< GHC 100 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1 | 1 (2.2) | 0.29–14.55 |  | |
GHC 1000 − 499 | 5 | 13 | 18 (42.9) | 28.6–58.5 | 4 | 5 | 9 (19.5) | 10.3–34.0 |  | |
GHC 500–999 | 5 | 5 | 10 (23.8) | 13.1–39.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 (10.9) | 4.5–24.1 |  | |
GHC 1000–2000 | 7 | 0 | 7 (16.7) | 8.0-31.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 (6.5) | 2.1–18.9 |  | |
> GHC 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 (7.1) | 2.2–20.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 (8.7) | 3.2–21.5 |  | |
No Income | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.8) | 1.1–17.8 | 2 | 7 | 9 (19.6) | 10.3–34.0 |  | |
Other | 0 | 2 | 2 (4.8) | 1.1–17.8 | 3 | 12 | 15 (32.6) | 20.4–47.7 |  | |