Table 3 Participants’ self-reported risk factors: using mHealth-SMS to increase cervical cancer screening, Ghana

Contraceptive use

0.548

Never taken

16

10

26 (61.9)

46.1–75.5

9

19

28 (60.9)

45.8–74.1

Ever taken

4

12

16 (38.1)

24.5–53.9

8

10

18 (39.1)

25.9–54.2

Early menarche

0.000

Less than 12 years

0

1

1 (2.4)

0.3–15.9

0

2

2 (4.4)

1.1–6.3

12–14 years

14

10

24 (57.1)

41.5–71.5

5

8

13 (28.3)

16.9–43.2

15 and above years

6

8

14 (33.3)

20.5–49.2

3

6

9 (19.6)

10.3–34.0

Can’t remember

0

3

3 (7.1)

2.2–20.5

9

13

22 (47.8)

33.6–62.4

Usual source of medical care

0.000

Teaching hospital

1

0

1 (2.4)

0.3–15.9

4

6

10 (21.7)

11.9–36.3

Regional hospital

0

0

0 (0)

2

0

2 (4.4)

1.1–16.3

Polyclinic

2

3

5 (11.9)

4.9–26.1

4

13

17 (36.9)

24.1–52.3

Health center

2

2

4 (9.5)

3.5–23.3

0

0

0 (0.0)

Private Hospital

13

12

25 (59.5)

43.8–73.5

6

4

10 (21.7)

11.9–36.3

Pharmacy/Chemical Shop

1

5

6 (14.3)

6.4–28.9

1

5

6 (13.0)

5.6–26.6

Police/Military

1

0

1 (2.4)

0.3–15.9

0 (0.0)

Other

0

0

0 (0)

0

1

1 (2.2)

0.3–14.6

Family history of Cancer

0.039

Yes

2

4

6 (14.3)

6.4–28.9

3

1

4 (8.7)

3.2–21.5

No

18

18

36 (85.7)

71.1–93.6

12

24

36 (78.3)

63.7–88.1

Don’t know

0

0

0 (0)

2

4

6 (13.0)

5.6–26.3

Smoking history

0.002

Never Smoked

20

22

42 (100)

17

29

46 (100)

Ever Smoked

0

0

0

0

0

0 (0.0)

Alcohol history

0.002

Never drunk

7

3

10 (23.8)

13.1–39.4

11

15

26 (56.5)

41.7–70.3

Ever drunk

13

19

32 (76.2)

60.6–86.9

6

14

20 (43.5)

29.7–58.3