Table 1 Description of the study cohort
(A) Description of the statistics related to the samples return rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Â | Number|(500) | % |
Women who sent the swab | 402 | 80.4 |
Swabs never arrived to the lab | 2 | 0.4 |
Total swabs received at the lab | 400 | 80.0 |
Swabs arrived without reminder | 319 | 63.8 |
Swabs arrived after 1 reminder | 73 | 14.6 |
Swabs arrived after 2 reminders | 8 | 1.6 |
Women who did not send the swab | 100 | 20.0 |
Of which women who decided explicitly to not adhere | 25 | 5.0 |
Of which 7 kits were not arrived at home | 7 | 1.4 |
Total self-collection kit sent | 500 | 100.0 |
(B) Age-grouped study cohort | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number|(400) | % | |
Age | 31–45 years | 3 | 0.8 |
46–50 years | 98 | 24.5 | |
51–55 years | 124 | 31.0 | |
56–60 years | 133 | 33.3 | |
61–66 years | 42 | 10.5 | |
| Â | Total | 400 | 100 |
(C) Previous screening test for the study cohort | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number|(400) | % | |
Previous screening test | Before 2017 | 28 | 7.0 |
2017 | 119 | 29.8 | |
2018 | 246 | 61.5 | |
2019 | 1 | 0.3 | |
2020 | 1 | 0.3 | |
2021 | 1 | 0.3 | |
Not available | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Â | Total | 400 | 100.0 |