|
Characteristic
|
Rural Tagum (n = 210)
|
Urban Parañaque (n = 250)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (years), mean [SD]a
|
25.0 [6.2]
|
26.0 [6.4]
|
0.09
|
|
Age of 1st menstruation (years), mean [SD]
|
13.1 [1.6]
|
13.4 [1.7]
|
0.053
|
|
Smoking status, N (%)
|
|
Ever
|
31 (14.8)
|
36 (14.4)
|
0.91
|
|
Never
|
179 (85.2)
|
214 (85.6)
| |
|
Contraceptive usage, N (%)
|
|
Ever
|
108 (51.4)
|
121 (48.4)
|
0.52
|
|
Never
|
102 (48.6)
|
129 (51.6)
| |
|
Menstrual cycle, N (%)b
|
|
Irregular
|
22 (10.5)
|
27 (10.8)
|
0.91
|
|
Normal
|
188 (89.5)
|
223 (89.2)
| |
|
Had a pap smear procedure, N (%)
|
|
Yes
|
31 (15.7)
|
34 (13.6)
|
0.55
|
|
No
|
166 (84.3)
|
214 (85.6)
| |
|
Missing
|
13
| | |
- aSD Standard deviation; bIrregular menstrual cycle: < 28 days or >35 days
