HPV, Pap, and screening knowledge and acceptability by HIV infection status among adult women¹.

1<p>Responses for multiple option questions are not mutually exclusive so the total percentage may sum to ≥100%.</p>2<p>Denominator includes only the women who responded ‘yes’ to the above question.</p>3<p>Denominator includes only the women who responded ‘no’ to the above question.</p>4<p>Other includes condom use, douching, birth at older ages, stress, taking antiretroviral treatment.</p>5<p>Other includes avoid douching, avoid sexually transmitted infections, avoid condom use.</p>6<p>Explanation provided to participants: There is a new method that can be used to assess a women's risk of cervical cancer without going to a medical clinic. It is a vaginal self-sampling device that you would use in your own home. Would you prefer to take a vaginal sample yourself, using a cotton swab similar to a tampon, in the privacy of your home in order to determine if you are at risk of cervical cancer? Would you feel comfortable inserting the swab into your vagina?</p>7<p>Other includes: upset partner, beliefs against inserting objects into vagina, side effects from using device, frequency of testing, where to get treatment, device getting stuck in vagina.</p><p>Abbreviations: N (number); % (percentage); HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); STI (sexually transmitted infection); HPV (human papillomavirus); IQR (interquartile range); VCT (voluntary counseling and testing center); Ksh (Kenyan shilling).