Research Article
Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake: Implications for the Health of Women in Jordan
Table 1
Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of participants (
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| | Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
| | Current marital status | | | Married | 459 (91.80) | | Divorced | 19 (3.80) | | Widowed | 22 (4.40) | | Educational level | | | Less than secondary school | 52 (10.40) | | Secondary school | 118 (23.60) | | Higher education (diploma or university degree) | 330 (66.00) | | Current working status | | | Employment | 306 (61.20) | | Not employed | 174 (34.80) | | Retired | 20 (4.00) | | Type of employment () | | | Governmental organisation | 181 (59.20) | | Private sector | 114 (37.30) | | Self-employed | 11 (3.60) | | Miscarriage history | | | No miscarriage | 284 (56.80) | | Less than three abortions | 179 (35.80) | | More than three abortions | 36 (7.20) | | Previous use of a family planning method | 408 (81.60) | | Family planning methods | | | OPC | 181 (36.20) | | IUD | 249 (49.80) | | Injectable hormone | 15 (3.00) | | Condom | 111 (22.20) | | Traditional method | 115 (23.00) | | Norplant | 6 (1.20) | | Family history of cervical cancer | 17 (3.40) | | History of sexually transmitted diseases | 6 (1.20) |
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