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Table 4 Median scores and interquartile range for responses to questions on experience when using the cytobrushes and p-values from the Wilcoxon signed ranks test for differences in each paired response

From: Preference of specimen collection methods for human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening: a cross-sectional study of high-risk women in Mombasa, Kenya

Question

Evalyn

Viba

p value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Were the instructions on using brushes easy to understand?

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

0.08

Were you concerned about using the brush properly?

2 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

0.15

Were you concerned about hurting yourself?

4 (1–5)

2 (1–5)

0.0004

Was the brush comfortable to insert?

1 (1–1)

1 (1–4)

<  0.001

  1. (1 strongly agree, 2 agree somewhat, 3 neutral, 4 disagree somewhat, 5 strongly disagree)