Baseline knowledge on risk factors, symptoms and intended behavior of women and men towards screening and treatment of cervical cancer in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Knowledge of risk factors, symptoms of cervical cancer and intended behavior among men and women

Variable	Category	Females n [%]	Males n [%]	X²	P-value	OR	95% CI
Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors n = 969	Low score	154 [30.2]	196 [42.7]	0.03	0.86	0.98	0.74—1.292
Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors n = 969	High score	356 [69.8]	263 [57.3]	0.03	0.86	0.98	0.74—1.292
Knowledge of cervical cancer symptoms n = 1416	Low score	256 [35. 4]	273 [39.5]	2.53	0.11	1.19	0.96—1.48
Knowledge of cervical cancer symptoms n = 1416	High score	468 [64.6]	419 [60.5]	2.53	0.11	1.19	0.96—1.48
Help seeking behavior n = 1409	No	313 [43.6]	161 [23.30]	64.96	< 0.001	0.393	0.312 -0.495
Help seeking behavior n = 1409	Yes	405 [56.4]	530 [76.7]	64.96	< 0.001	0.393	0.312 -0.495
Confidence skills and behavior to a sign or symptom n = 1407	No	221 [30.9]	130 [18.8]	27.28	< 0.001	0.52	0.40 -0.67
	Yes	495 [69.1]	561 [81.2]	27.28	< 0.001	0.52	0.40 -0.67
Barrier to seeking help n = 1411	No	404 [56.1]	377 [54.6]	0.34	0.56	1.07	0.86—1.31
Barrier to seeking help n = 1411	Yes	316 [43.9]	314 [45.4]	0.34	0.56	1.07	0.86—1.31

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