Table 2 The cognitions, attitudes and barriers of Pap smear utilization among women with visual impairments
From: The utilization and barriers of Pap smear among women with visual impairment
Variables | No experience n = 106 (%) | Ever using n = 210 (%) | Chi-square/t-test |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you have any barriers for medical utilization (n = 291) | |||
No | 85 (85.9) | 160 (83.3) | 0.313 |
Yes | 14 (14.1) | 32 (16.7) | |
Do you know the “Pap smear” (n = 316) | |||
No | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0.00) | 3.160*** |
Yes | |||
Never using | 103 (97.2) | 0 (0.00) | |
Have used | 0 (0.00) | 210 (100.0) | |
Sufficient information of pap smear (n = 308) | |||
Insufficient | 52 (50.5) | 126 (61.5) | 5.157 |
Ordinary | 36 (35.0) | 47 (22.9) | |
Not insufficient | 15 (14.5) | 32 (15.6) | |
Know HPV vaccination (n = 307) | |||
Yes | 52 (49.5) | 119 (58.9) | 2.467 |
No | 53 (50.5) | 83 (41.1) | |
HPV is the major cause of cervical cancer (n = 306) | |||
Yes | 64 (61.5) | 119 (58.9) | 0.197 |
No | 40 (38.5) | 83 (41.1) | |
Still using pap smear regularly if accept HPV vaccination (n = 305) | |||
Yes | 25 (24.0) | 48 (23.9) | 0.001*** |
No | 79 (76.0) | 153 (76.1) | |
The mean age of the first time to accept pap smear | NT | 38.8 ± 10.6 | |