Table 6: Characteristics of respondents associated with uptake of screening for cervical cancer at Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2014.
Variables |
Cases (n = 122) |
Controls (n = 488) |
Crude OR (95%CI) |
Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
Age |
|
|
|
|
18-27 |
12 |
154 |
1 |
1 |
28-37 |
48 |
225 |
2.7 (1.4,5.3) |
1.3 (0.4,3.6) |
38-49 |
62 |
109 |
7.3 (3.7,14.1) |
3.1 (1.09,9.2)* |
Educational status |
|
|
|
|
Formal |
115 |
448 |
1.4 (0.6,3.3) |
*** |
Non formal |
7 |
40 |
1 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
Ever married |
109 |
395 |
1.9 (1.06,3.6) |
1.03 (0.32,3.2) |
Unmarried |
13 |
93 |
1 |
1 |
Parity |
|
|
|
|
None |
28 |
188 |
1 |
1 |
One |
17 |
93 |
1.2 (0.6,2.3) |
0.5 (0.1,1.5) |
Two |
40 |
118 |
2.2 (1.3,3.8) |
0.6 (0.2,1.5) |
≥ Three |
37 |
89 |
2.7 (1.6,4.8) |
0.7 (0.3,1.8) |
Visited facility |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
30 |
169 |
0.6 (0.3,0.9) |
0.35 (0.19,0.66)** |
No |
92 |
319 |
1 |
1 |
Ever screened |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
97 |
138 |
9.8 (6.0,15.9) |
25.0 (11.1,55.9)** |
No |
25 |
350 |
1 |
1 |
Family member affected |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
7 |
15 |
1.9 (0.7,4.8) |
*** |
No |
115 |
473 |
1 |
|
Heard centers for screening |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
32 |
155 |
0.6 (0.3,0.9) |
0.58 (0.31,1.06) |
No |
70 |
205 |
1 |
1 |
Source of information |
|
|
|
|
Media |
51 |
134 |
1 |
1 |
Family/friend |
30 |
74 |
1.06 (0.6,1.8) |
0.91 (0.4,1.8) |
Health facility |
21 |
152 |
0.3 (0.2,0.6) |
0.24 (0.1,0.4)** |
Mean score for knowledge |
|
|
|
|
< 4.4 |
81 |
232 |
1 |
1 |
4.4+ |
41 |
256 |
0.4 (0.3,0.7) |
0.25 (0.13,0.45)** |
*P-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.005; ***: Variables with p value of greater than 0.05 in crude analysis omitted from entering in to the multivariate model.