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Table 3 Behaviour-related characteristics of the study population

From: Prevalence and risk factors for cancer of the uterine cervix among women living in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

 

Group 1 (n = 131)

Group 2 (n = 128)

Group 3 (n = 539)

Group 4 (n = 220)

Total (n = 1018)

HIV screening centres

HIV screening centres

Hospitals

Health centres

HIV-positive women

HIV-negative women

HIV status unknown

HIV status unknown

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Number of sexual partners

129

 

127

 

529

 

190

 

975

 

 Zero to two

50

(38.8)

44

(34.7)

304

(57.5)

132

(69.5)

530

(54.4)

 Three or more

79

(61.2)

83

(65.4)

225

(42.5)

58

(30.5)

445

(45.6)

Use of hormonal contraception

131

131

128

 

539

 

171

 

969

969

 No

105

(80.2)

118

(92.2)

421

(78.1)

139

(81.3)

783

(80.8)

 Yes

26

(19.8)

10

(7.8)

118

(21.9)

32

(18.7)

186

(19.2)

Alcohol consumption

131

 

127

 

529

 

138

 

925

925

 No

123

(93.9)

99

(78.0)

378

(71.5)

87

(63.0)

687

(74.3)

 Yes

8

(6.1)

28

(22.1)

151

(28.5)

51

(37.0)

238

(25.7)

Use of plants for vaginal care

    

539

 

212

 

751

751

 No

    

513

(95.2)

153

(72.2)

666

(88.6)

 Yes

    

26

(4.8)

59

(27.8)

85

(11.4)

Use of chemical products for vaginal care

131

 

128

 

539

 

151

 

949

 

 No

98

(74.8)

92

(71.9)

445

(82.6)

67

(44.4)

702

(74.0)

 Yes

33

(25.2)

36

(28.1)

94

(17.4)

84

(55.6)

247

(26.0)

  1. n: absolute number; %: percentage of participants in each study group and each category