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Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of screen-positive women who underwent treatment stratified by treatment setting

From: Expanding management strategies for cervical precancerous lesions in resource-limited settings: insights from a training center in a district hospital in Ghana

Characteristic

Treatment setting

p-value

Total

(n = 132)

Battor clinic

(n = 118)

Outreach

(n = 14)

Age, years; median (IQR)

36.0 (28.0, 43.0)

26.5 (24.0, 36.0)

0.008*

35.0 (27.0, 42.0)

Age group, years; n (%)

  

0.243

 

 <30

34 (28.8)

8 (57.1)

 

42 (31.8)

 30 − 39

40 (33.9)

5 (35.7)

 

45 (34.1)

 40 − 49

22 (18.6)

1 (7.1)

 

23 (17.4)

 50 − 59

13 (11.0)

0 (0.0)

 

13 (9.9)

 ≥60

9 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

 

9 (6.8)

Age at menarche, years; mean (SD)

15.5 (2.6)

13.8 (2.0)

< 0.001*

15.3 (2.6)

Marital status, n (%)

  

0.963

 

 Single

21 (17.8)

3 (21.4)

 

24 (18.2)

 Married

45 (38.1)

6 (42.9)

 

51 (38.6)

 Cohabiting

26 (22.0)

3 (21.4)

 

29 (22.0)

 Divorced

9 (7.6)

1 (7.1)

 

10 (7.6)

 Widowed

7 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

 

8 (6.1)

 Missing

10 (8.5)

0 (0.0)

 

10 (7.6)

Number of lifetime pregnancies, median (IQR)

2 (0, 3)

1 (0, 1)

0.045*

1 (0, 3)

Number of children, median (IQR)

1 (0, 2)

0 (0, 1)

0.441

1 (0, 2)

Highest education level, n (%)

  

0.374

 

 No formal education

48 (40.7)

9 (64.3)

 

57 (43.2)

 Elementary education

32 (27.1)

1 (7.1)

 

33 (25.0)

 Secondary education

16 (13.6)

2 (14.3)

 

18 (13.6)

 Tertiary education

21 (17.8)

2 (14.3)

 

23 (17.4)

 Missing

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

Religious faith, n (%)

  

0.154

 

 Christian

73 (61.9)

6 (42.9)

 

79 (59.9)

 Islam

13 (11.0)

0 (0.0)

 

13 (9.9)

 African traditional religion

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

 No religion

30 (25.4)

8 (57.1)

 

38 (28.8)

 Missing

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

Earns an income, n (%)

69 (58.5)

6 (42.9)

0.345

75 (56.8)

Income levelα, GH¢; n (%)

  

0.194

 

 <100

8 (11.6)

1 (16.7)

 

9 (12.0)

 100 − 250

21 (30.4)

2 (33.3

 

23 (30.7)

 250 − 500

7 (10.1)

1 (16.7)

 

8 (10.7)

 >500

25 (36.2)

2 (33.3)

 

27 (36.0)

 Unable to say/missing

8 (11.6)

0 (0.0)

 

8 (10.7)

Past contraceptive use, n (%)

49 (41.5)

8 (57.1)

0.265

57 (43.2)

Current contraceptive use, n (%)

13 (11.0)

3 (21.4)

0.377

16 (12.1)

HIV status, n (%)

  

0.595

 

   Positive

9 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

 

9 (6.8)

   Negative

41 (34.8)

4 (28.6)

 

45 (34.1)

   Unknown/missing

68 (57.6)

10 (71.4)

 

78 (59.1)

Ever smoked, n (%)

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

1.000

1 (0.8)

Prior (pre)cancer screening, n (%)

35 (29.9)

1 (7.1)

0.111

36 (27.5)

  1. HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range. α Among women who reported earning an income. * Statistically significant
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