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Gynecologic Profile of the study sample:
Most of the study sample women have regular period (60.7%), almost half
of them had less than 4 deliveries (49.3%), more than a third use IUD as
birth control (39.3%) and majority have only occasional genital
infection (77.6%), see table 2.
Table
2. Gynecologic profile of the study sample
| Menstrual period
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Regular |
122 |
60.7 |
| Irregular |
37 |
18.4 |
| stopped
completely |
42 |
20.9 |
| Total |
201 |
100.0 |
| Parity |
Frequency |
Percent |
| less
than 4 |
99 |
49.3 |
| 4-8 |
85 |
42.3 |
| more
than 8 |
17 |
8.5 |
| Total |
201 |
100.0 |
| Method of contraception |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Pill |
16 |
8.0 |
| IUD |
79 |
39.3 |
| Injection |
1 |
0.5 |
| local method |
14 |
7 |
| no method |
90 |
44.8 |
| BTL |
1 |
0.5 |
| Total |
201 |
100.0 |
| Genital infections |
Frequency |
Percent |
| more
than 4 time / year |
30 |
14.9 |
| occasional
(1-2 time) |
156 |
77.6 |
| Rare |
15 |
7.5 |
| Total |
201 |
100.0 |
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Cellular Changes on pap smear reports for
the study sample:
Majority of pap results were in the category of normal or benign changes
(84.6%), the rest had abnormal cellular changes in the form of ASCUS
(8%), LGSIL (1%), AGUS (2%), and carcinoma (1%), see table 3.
Table
3. Results of pap smear for the study sample
| Result |
Frequency |
% |
Valid
% |
Cumulative
% |
| normal |
27 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
| reactive |
115 |
57.2 |
57.2 |
70.6 |
| atrophy |
28 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
84.6 |
| ASCUS |
16 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
92.5 |
| LGSIL |
2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
93.5 |
| AGUS |
4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
95.5 |
| carcinoma |
2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
96.5 |
| insufficient
/ inadequate sample |
7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
100.0 |
| Total |
201 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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