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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: High-risk human papillomavirus detection in self-collected vaginal samples compared with healthcare worker collected cervical samples among women attending gynecology clinics at a tertiary hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

 

n

%

Age in years

  

 18–29

151

28.7

 30–39

172

32.6

 40–49

121

23.0

 50–59

61

11.6

 ≥ 60

19

3.6

 Unspecified

3

0.6

Marital status

  

 Single

354

67.2

 Married

126

23.9

 Divorced/widowed/separated

46

8.7

 Unspecified

1

0.2

Employment status

  

 Employed

237

45.0

 Unemployed

289

54.8

 Unspecified

1

0.2

Place of residence

  

 Rural

12

2.3

 Semi-urban

448

85.0

 Urban

63

12.0

 Unspecified

4

0.8