Effect of providing risk information on undergoing cervical cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Age and screening experience among the groups

	Group A (n = 622): Intervention group (benefit)	Group B (n = 640): Intervention group (benefit + risk)	Group C (n = 650): Control group (simple)	p- value
Mean (SD) age (years)	29.6 (4.5)	31.4 (4.2)	31.0 (4.3)	0.413^a
Age groups (years):
20–29	270 (42.3)	295 (46.1)	275 (43.4)	0.372^b
30–39	352 (57.7)	345 (53.9)	375 (56.6)	0.372^b
Screening during 2 years before study	11 (1.7)	14 (2.2)	23 (3.4)	0.112^c

Values are presented as n (%).
^ap-value for comparison of age distribution between three groups by one-way ANOVA.
^bp-value for comparison of age proportion between three groups by chi-squared test.
^cp-value for comparison of cervical cancer screening experience between three groups by one-way ANOVA.

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