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| Participant type | Women with cervical cancer |
|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | [N = 134] (%) |
| Residence |
| Urban | 74 (55) |
| Urban_Low density | 3(2) |
| Urban_High density | 67(50) |
| Urban_Medium density | 4(3) |
| Rural | 60(45) |
| Age (years) | Mean (52) |
| 25–34 | 6(4) |
| 35–44 | 31(23) |
| 45–54 | 41(31) |
| 55 or more | 56(42) |
| Ethnicity |
| Shona | 130(97) |
| Ndebele | 2(1) |
| Other | 2(2) |
| Marital status |
| Married/co-habiting | 52(39) |
| Never married | 1(1) |
| Widowed | 59(44) |
| Divorced or separated | 22(16) |
| Religion |
| Roman Catholic | 34(25) |
| Protestant | 24(18) |
| Pentecostal | 34(25) |
| Apostolic sect | 34(25) |
| Other | 8(7) |
| Education |
| Primary | 43(32) |
| Secondary | 75(56) |
| Higher | 6(5) |
| None | 10(7) |
| Household head education |
| Primary | 16(12) |
| Secondary | 50(37) |
| Higher | 14(10) |
| Not Applicable | 5(4) |
| None | 49(37) |
| Occupation |
| Unemployed | 90(67) |
| Student | 3(2) |
| Professional | 3(2) |
| Police/Military/Security | 12(9) |
| Trucker/transport business | 1(1) |
| General worker | 1(1) |
| Self employed | 5(4) |
| Vendor | 16(12) |
| Occupation of household head |
| Unemployed | 25(19) |
| Farm worker | 2(1) |
| Professional | 23(17) |
| Police/Military/Security | 5(4) |
| Trucker/transport business | 1(1) |
| General worker | 0 |
| Self employed | 30(22) |
| Vendor | 1(1) |
| Other | 47(35) |
| Personal income (US$) |
| No income | 77(57) |
| < 200 | 32(24) |
| 200–400 | 19(14) |
| 430 or more | 6(4) |
| Household income (US$) |
| No income | 71(53) |
| < 600 | 53(40) |
| 600–1000 | 6(4) |
| 1200 or more | 4(3) |
| Medical insurance/aid |
| Yes | 27(20) |
| No | 107(80) |
| Wealth quintiles |
| Poorest | 7(5) |
| Poorer | 32(24) |
| Middle | 36(27) |
| Richer | 26(19) |
| Richest | 33(25) |
| Sources of cervical cancer information |
| Radio | 31 (25) |
| TV | 27 (21) |
| Health workers | 57 (45) |
| Other | 11 (9) |
| Knowledge that cervical cancer is treatable |
| Yes | 113 (84) |
| No | 7 (5) |
| Don’t | 14 (11) |
| Cervical cancer disease stages |
| ≤ 2b1 | 6 (4) |
| 2b11–4 | 128(96) |
| Cervical Cancer treatment status |
| Yes | 92(69) |
| No | 42(31) |
| Received palliative care |
| Yes | 17(13) |
| No | 117(87) |
