Table 1: Background information of respondents.
| Characteristics | Having had Pap smear (n = 175) | Not having had Pap smear (n = 159) |
| Age, y | 44.95 ± 13.10 | 27.69 ± 12.68 |
| Age of marriage, y | 21.36 ± 4.09 | 20.31 ± 4.28 |
| Number of pregnancies | 2.26 ± 1.16 | 0.92 ± 1.65 |
|
Marital status Single Married Separate & Divorce Widow |
10 (5.7%) 144 (82.2%) 14 (8.0%) 7 (4.0%) |
115 (72.3%) 38 (23.9%) 1 (0.6%) 5 (3.1%) |
|
Occupation Medical Non-medical |
35 (20.0%) 140 (80.0%) |
67 (42.1%) 92 (57.9%) |
|
Educational level Under high school graduated High school graduated University Degree |
22 (12.6) 60 (34.3%) 93 (53.1%) |
14 (8.8) 30 (18.9%) 115 (72.3%) |
|
Health insurance No Yes |
14 (8.2%) 161 (91.8%) |
14 (8.8%) 145 (91.2%) |
|
Place of living Tehran Out of Tehran |
165 (94.3%) 10 (5.7%) |
146 (91.8%) 13 (8.2%) |
|
Source of information Family and Acquaintance Gynecologist Other physicians Midwives Media |
32 (18.3%)
77 (44.0%) 9 (5.1%) 16 (9.1%) 57 (32.6%) |
44 (27.7%)
34 (21.4%) 11 (6.9%) 7 (4.4%) 68 (42.8%) |
|
Read or heard of cervical cancer Yes No |
150 (85.7%) 25 (14.3%) |
111 (69.8%) 48 (30.2%) |