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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Women’s cellphone access and ownership in rural Uganda: implications for self-care interventions

Variables

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Total (N = 2019)

Age

Mean

34.25

Range

25–49

Standard deviation

7.62

Marital status

Married

1724 (85.4%)

Divorced

78 (3.9%)

Single

179 (8.9%)

Widow

34 (1.7%)

Education

None

262 (13%)

Primary

1091 (54%)

O level

562 (27.8%)

A level

26 (1.3%)

Tertiary

77 (3.8%)

Number of pregnancies

Mean

5.61

(How many times have you been pregnant?)

Range

0–19

Standard deviation

5.06

Visited health center in the last 12 months

Yes

1631 (80.8%)

Distance (min) from HCIII

Mean

49.07 min

Range

1–360

SD

41.08

Distance (min) from HCIII

 < 30min

560 (27.7%)

30–59min

507 (25.1%)

60–89min

672 (33.3%)

90–119min

33 (1.6%)

 > 120

245 (12.1%)

Previously tested by healthcare worker for CC

Yes

44 (2.2%)

(Has a healthcare worker ever tested you for CC?)

No

1975 (97.8%)

Willing to receive integrated CC

Yes

1995 (98.8%)

(Would you be interested in receiving CCS when you go to HC?)

No

21 (1%)

Missing

3 (0.1%)

Willing to receive CCS info text

Yes

1918 (95%)

(Would you be interested in receiving SMS with more info on ccs when it is available at HC?)

No

92 (4.6%)

Missing

9 (0.4%)

  1. HC health center, CC cervical cancer, CCS cervical cancer screening, SMS short messaging service