Table 3 Socio-demographic correlates of cervical cancer knowledge of women in Gondar town, Ethiopia, April 2010
From: Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia
Variables | Knowledge of cervical cancer | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age | ||||
15-24 | 69(31.9%) | 147(68.1%) | 1.80(1.00-3.25) | 0.71(0.45-1.71) |
25-34 | 69(34.7%) | 130(65.3%) | 2.04(1.12-3.69) | 1.09(0.30-1.72) |
35-44 | 39(30.7%) | 88(69.3%) | 1.70(0.90-3.23) | 0.85(0.39-1.87) |
45+ | 18(20.7%) | 69(79.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 71(31.3%) | 156(68.7%) | 1.00 | ** |
Married | 91(32.4%) | 190(67.6%) | 1.05(0.72-1.53) | |
Divorced | 18(34.6%) | 34(65.4%) | 1.16(0.62-2.20) | |
Widowed | 15(21.7%) | 54(78.3%) | 0.61(0.32-1.15) | |
Educational status | ||||
No formal education | 31(17.5%) | 146(82.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Primary education (1-8) | 19(20.2%) | 75(79.8%) | 1.19(0.63-2.25) | 0.96(0.47-1.96) |
Secondary education & Above | 145(40.5%) | 213(59.5%) | 3.21(2.06-4.99) | 2.18(1.20-3.95)* |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 109(36.5%) | 190(63.5%) | 2.31(1.53-3.49) | 1.55(0.94-2.54) |
Student | 44(37.0%) | 75(63.0%) | 2.36(1.43-3.90) | 1.91(0.94-3.88) |
Not employed | 42(19.9%) | 169(80.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly household income | ||||
Low | 40(25.5%) | 117(74.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medium | 78(24.6%) | 239(75.4%) | 0.96(.61-1.48) | 0.77(0.47-1.29) |
High | 77(49.7%) | 78(50.3%) | 2.89(1.79-4.66) | 1.53(0.85-2.74) |
Parity | ||||
0 | 79(34.2%) | 152(6.8%)5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1 | 20(32.8%) | 41(67.2%) | 0.94(0.56-1.71) | 0.98(0.46-2.10) |
2-4 | 77(31.6%) | 167(68.4%) | 0.89(0.61-1.30) | 0.88(0.50-1.56) |
5+ | 19(20.4%) | 74(79.6%) | 0.49 (0.28-.88) | 0.59(0.25-1.38) |
Know anyone with cervical cancer | ||||
Yes | 88(59.5%) | 60(40.5%) | 5.13(3.46-7.59) | 4.91(3.16-7.62)* |
No | 107(22.2%) | 374(77.8%) | 1.00 | 1 |
Ever visit to health institution | ||||
Yes | 190(35.9%) | 339(64.1%) | 10.65(4.26-26.63) | 8.13(3.19-20.75)* |
No | 5(5.0%) | 95(95.0%) | 1 | 1 |