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Table 3 Acceptability for a self-sampling device

From: Self-sampling for human papillomavirus DNA detection: a preliminary study of compliance and feasibility in BOLIVIA

No. (%) of women who answered the corresponding statement

Region

N

Was self-sampling easy to perform?

Was self-sampling comfortable to perform?

With cotton swab?

With vaginal tampon?

With cotton swab?

With vaginal tampon?

Yes

No

NAa

Yes

No

NAa

Yes

No

NAa

Yes

No

NAa

Urban

96 (100)

70 (73)

10 (10)

16 (17)

57 (59)

19 (20)

20 (21)

76 (79)

6 (6)

14 (15)

54 (56)

17 (18)

25 (26)

Peri-urban

66 (100)

52 (79)

6 (9)

8 (12)

37 (56)

18 (27)

11 (17)

53 (80)

4 (6)

9 (14)

30 (45)

21 (32)

15 (23)

Rural

60 (100)

49 (82)

6 (10)

5 (8)

38 (63)

13 (22)

9 (15)

48 (80)

6 (10)

6 (10)

42 (70)

10 (17)

8 (13)

Total

222 (100)

171 (77)

22 (10)

29 (13)

132 (59)

50 (23)

40 (18)

177 (80)

16 (7)

29 (13)

126 (56)

48 (22)

48 (22)

  1. aNo answer