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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of 6150 HPV FOCAL Participants by Study Arm

From: A randomized controlled trial of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing for cervicalcancer screening: trial design and preliminary results (HPV FOCAL Trial)

 

Arm

 
 

Control (%)

Safety (%)

Intervention (%)

Total (%)

Age Group (years)

    

25-29

141 (7%)

153 (7.2%)

127 (6.3%)

421 (6.8%)

30-34

172 (8.5%)

172 (8.1%)

166 (8.3%)

510 (8.3%)

35-39

284 (14.1%)

315 (14.9%)

269 (13.4%)

868 (14.1%)

40-44

318 (15.8%)

351 (16.6%)

319 (15.9%)

988 (16.1%)

45-49

357 (17.7%)

371 (17.5%)

376 (18.7%)

1104 (18%)

50-54

309 (15.3%)

312 (14.7%)

283 (14.1%)

904 (14.7%)

55-59

252 (12.5%)

241 (11.4%)

279 (13.9%)

772 (12.6%)

60-65

186 (9.2%)

204 (9.6%)

193 (9.6%)

583 (9.5%)

Cultural Group

    

Aboriginal

61 (3%)

58 (2.7%)

48 (2.4%)

167 (2.7%)

Black

10 (0.5%)

10 (0.5%)

7 (0.3%)

27 (0.4%)

British

1113 (55.1%)

1178 (55.6%)

1118 (55.6%)

3409 (55.4%)

Chinese

181 (9%)

211 (10%)

198 (9.8%)

590 (9.6%)

French

196 (9.7%)

178 (8.4%)

174 (8.6%)

548 (8.9%)

Southeast Asian

9 (0.4%)

8 (0.4%)

4 (0.2%)

21 (0.3%)

Northern European

136 (6.7%)

144 (6.8%)

160 (8%)

440 (7.2%)

Southern European

135 (6.7%)

119 (5.6%)

97 (4.8%)

351 (5.7%)

Eastern European

251 (12.4%)

259 (12.2%)

243 (12.1%)

753 (12.2%)

Western European

316 (15.7%)

355 (16.8%)

335 (16.7%)

1006 (16.4%)

Other

316 (15.7%)

320 (15.1%)

282 (14%)

918 (14.9%)

Marital Status

    

Divorced

176 (8.8%)

209 (9.9%)

212 (10.6%)

597 (9.8%)

Married

1324 (66.3%)

1381 (65.7%)

1274 (64%)

3979 (65.3%)

Single

286 (14.3%)

292 (13.9%)

285 (14.3%)

863 (14.2%)

Widowed

30 (1.5%)

25 (1.2%)

25 (1.3%)

80 (1.3%)

Common-law

182 (9.1%)

195 (9.3%)

196 (9.8%)

573 (9.4%)

Educational History

    

Elementary/Incomplete High School

41 (2.1%)

55 (2.6%)

46 (2.3%)

142 (2.3%)

High School (complete)

296 (14.8%)

292 (14%)

283 (14.3%)

871 (14.3%)

Trade Certificate/College

591 (29.6%)

629 (30.1%)

608 (30.6%)

1828 (30.1%)

University (incomplete)

134 (6.7%)

121 (5.8%)

131 (6.6%)

386 (6.4%)

University graduate or higher

935 (46.8%)

991 (47.5%)

917 (46.2%)

2843 (46.8%)

Employment

    

Currently Working

1588 (78.8%)

1666 (78.8%)

1556 (77.7%)

4810 (78.5%)

On Disability

58 (2.9%)

61 (2.9%)

49 (2.5%)

168 (2.8%)

On Social Assistance

4 (0.2%)

7 (0.3%)

9 (0.5%)

20 (0.3%)