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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of cervical cancer prevention and pap smears in two low-income communities in Lima, Peru

Characteristics

Pampas

Oasis

Total

P-Value

(n = 101)

(n = 123)

(n = 224)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Education

    

None/primary only

31.7 (32)

26.8 (33)

29.0 (65)

0.426

Secondary or more

68.3 (69)

73.2 (90)

71.0 (159)

Civil status*

    

In a relationship (married/living together)

60.4 (61)

84.6 (104)

73.6 (165)

 < 0.001

Single (separated, divorced, widowed, single mother)

39.6 (40)

15.4 (19)

26.4 (59)

Number of children*

    

0 children

17.8 (18)

1.6 (2)

8.9 (20)

 < 0.001

1–3 children

52.5 (53)

71.5 (88)

62.95 (141)

4 or more children

29.7 (30)

26.8 (33)

28.1 (63)

Occupation*

    

Job requiring higher educationa

8.9 (9)

0.0 (00)

4.0 (9)

 < 0.001

Job with higher education not necessaryb

14.9 (15)

16.3 (20)

15.6 (35)

Homemaker

52.5 (53)

71.5 (88)

62.9 (141)

Student

12.9 (13)

0.8 (1)

6.3 (14)

Other

10.9 (11)

11.4 (14)

11.2 (25)

Monthly per capita income

    

Less than or equal to 500 PEN (~ 156 USD)

18.8 (19)

20.3 (25)

19.6 (44)

0.777

More than 500 PEN

81.2 (82)

79.7 (79)

80.4 (180)

Type of Health insurancec

    

Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS)

45.5 (46)

70.7 (87)

59.4 (133)

 < 0.001

EsSalud

24.8 (25)

21.1 (26)

22.8 (51)

Private

4.0 (04)

0.0 (00)

1.8 (04)

None

25.7 (26)

8.1 (10)

16.1 (36)

Median age (range)*

39 (18–83)

32 (20–64)

34 (18–83)

 < 0.001

Median number of people per household (range)

5 (2–13)

5 (2–17)

5 (2–17)

0.227

Median number of children (range)

2 (0–9)

3 (0–7)

2 (0–9)

0.224

Premenopausal and received a Pap smear in the last year*

9.9 (10)

45.5 (56)

29.5 (66)

 < 0.001

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. aExamples include business person, administrator, health or education professional, office worker, professional work
  3. bExamples include salesperson, public transportation charger, waitress, maid, gas attendant, among others
  4. cMost people in Peru are covered by SIS (about 60%), another large segment of the population is covered by EsSalud which covers individuals who are salaried by any type of employer, and a small percentage are covered by private insurance. Those without insurance must represent women who made enough income to not qualify for SIS, but who did not have EsSalud