Data analysis
Data analysis was performed in two phases; a descriptive and an
analytical phase. In the former, qualitative variables were classified
and represented as absolute frequency (n) and percentages (%), while
quantitative variables were represented by measures of central tendency
and dispersion.
During the analytical phase, statistical significance of the association
between dependent variables (imminent hysterectomy and educational
level) and independent variables was determined, as well as the
quantitative difference into a qualitative dichotomic, i.e. median
difference between groups. A p-value < 0.05 was considered as
statistically significant.