Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
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Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (col % ) |
Age, years (N = 717) | ||
  Median, 30 (IQR, 26–35) | ||
    18–24 | 138 | 19 |
    25–34 | 386 | 54 |
    ≥ 35 | 193 | 27 |
Education level ((N = 687) | ||
  Less than primary | 303 | 44 |
  Primary or greater | 384 | 56 |
Current marital status (N = 713) | ||
  Married/cohabiting | 109 | 15 |
  Widowed | 40 | 6 |
  Separated/divorced | 458 | 64 |
  Never married | 106 | 15 |
Smoker (N = 719) | ||
  Never | 501 | 70 |
  Ever | 218 | 30 |
Alcohol use (N = 651) | ||
  Low risk | 320 | 49 |
  Harmful/high risk | 251 | 39 |
  Alcohol dependent | 80 | 12 |
Sexual behaviour characteristics | ||
  Total number of lifetime partners (N = 707) | ||
    ≤ 50 | 305 | 43 |
    51–100 | 268 | 38 |
    > 100 or cannot remember | 134 | 19 |
Condom use at the last sexual intercourse (N = 634) | ||
  No | 306 | 48 |
  Yes | 328 | 52 |
Age at first sexual intercourse, years (N = 712) | ||
  Median; 16 (IQR: 15, 18) |  |  |
  < 15 | 266 | 37 |
  15–19 | 391 | 55 |
  > 20 | 55 | 8 |
Sexual and reproductive health characteristics | ||
  Age at first pregnancy, years (N = 671) | ||
    Median; 17 ( IQR, 16–19) |  |  |
    < 18 | 369 | 55 |
    18+ | 302 | 45 |
Parity (N = 719) | ||
  Nulliparous | 47 | 7 |
  1–2 | 311 | 43 |
  3–4 | 254 | 35 |
  5+ | 107 | 15 |
Family planning use in the last 12 months (N = 719) | ||
  Yes | 420 | 58 |
  No | 299 | 42 |
Family planning method (N = 719) | ||
  None | 299 | 42 |
  Condoms | 139 | 19 |
  Injectable contraceptive | 176 | 25 |
  Oral contraceptive | 45 | 6 |
  Implants (progesterone) | 23 | 3 |
  Other method | 37 | 5 |
Participants’ clinical characteristics | ||
Presence of signs and symptoms of STIs in the last three months (N = 719) | ||
No | 512 | 71 |
Yes | 207 | 29 |
HIV status (N = 719) | ||
Positive | 315 | 44 |
Negative | 404 | 56 |
Receiving ART (N = 719) | ||
Yes | 252 | 35 |
No | 467 | 65 |
VIA result (N = 719) | ||
Negative | 679 | 94 |
Positive | 40 | 6 |
Biopsy result (N = 24) | ||
Normal or Inflammation | 6 | 31 |
Low grade lesions (CIN I) | 1 | 4 |
High grade lesions (CIN II-III) | 13 | 50 |
Invasive cancer | 4 | 15 |