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Table 4 Reproductive history and sexual practices by having had a cervical exam

From: Sociodemographic factors, health seeking behaviors, reproductive history, and knowledge of cervical screening among women in Swaziland

 

Previous Cervical Exam

Yes

No

Total

p-value

N = 87

N = 210

N = 297

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

How many children do you have?

2.32 ± 2.24

2.05 ± 1.66

2.13 ± 1.84

0.2652

Age at first child

   

0.7699

  ≤ 17

32 (36.8)

74 (35.2)

106 (35.7)

 

 18–23

46 (52.9)

108 (51.4)

154 (51.8)

 

  ≥ 24

9 (10.3)

28 (13.3)

37 (12.5)

 

How many of your children did you breastfeed?

2.47 ± 1.31

2.13 ± 1.53

2.23 ± 1.47

0.0913

Are all your children from the same partner?

  

0.3304

 Yes

32 (43.2)

84 (48)

116 (46.6)

 

 No

29 (39.2)

52 (29.7)

81 (32.5)

 

 Only 1 child

13 (17.6)

39 (22.3)

52 (20.9)

 

Have you ever had an abortion

   

0.0574

 Yes

4 (4.6)

2 (1)

6 (2)

 

 No

83 (95.4)

206 (99)

289 (98)

 

Age at first sexual intercourse

   

0.9176

  ≤ 17

33 (37.9)

85 (40.5)

118 (39.7)

 

 18–23

49 (56.3)

113 (53.8)

162 (54.6)

 

  ≥ 24

5 (5.7)

12 (5.7)

17 (5.7)

 

Number of lifetime sexual partners

   

0.5056

 1

20 (23.0)

56 (26.7)

76 (25.6)

 

  ≥ 2

67 (77.0)

154 (73.3)

221 (74.4)

 

Condom use

   

0.7277

 Do not use condoms

18 (20.7)

42 (20.1)

60 (20.3)

 

 Sometimes/Most times/Non-Regular partner only

46 (52.9)

120 (57.4)

166 (56.1)

 

History of any of the following STIs

   

0.1245

 Warts, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes

28 (33.3)

50 (24.4)

78 (27.0)

 

 None

56 (66.7)

155 (75.6)

211 (73.0)