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Table 3 Logistical regression: factors associated with a score of knowledge upon cervical cancer higher than 3

From: Knowledge, awareness and attitudes about cervical cancer among women attending or not an HIV treatment center in Lao PDR

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

cOR

CI95%

p

aOR

CI95%

p

Occupation

      

  Civil servant (ref: housewife)

8.18

[3.50; 19.09]

<0.001

9.23

[3.52; 24.0168]

<0.001

  Shopkeeper (ref: housewife)

1.36

[0.84; 2.20]

0.2

   

  Farmer (ref: housewife)

0.99

[0.61; 1.58]

0.9

   

  Factory woman (ref: housewife)

0.93

[0.53; 1.66]

0.8

   

Province

      

  Vientiane (ref: Savannakhet)

1.82

[1.25; 2.66]

0.002

   

  Vientiane (ref: Luang Prabang)

1.98

[1.07; 3.64]

0.03

3.77

[1.78; 7.99]

0.001

Education level

      

  Primary (ref: illiterate)

1.43

[0.74; 2.77]

0.3

   

  At least secondary (ref: illiterate)

3.47

[1.77; 6.78]

<0.001

3.20

[1.53; 6.70]

0.002

Marital status

      

  Bride/concubine (ref: single)

3.06

[1.37; 6.81]

0.006

   

  Divorced/widow (ref: single)

2.59

[1.08; 6.22]

0.03

3.09

[1.53; 6.70]

0.002

HIV status

      

  Case (ref: control)

2.12

[1.53; 2.94]

<0.001

2.78

[1.95; 3.96]

<0.001

Monthly income (US $)

      

  At least 85$ (ref: lower than 85$)

1.96

[1.42; 2.70]

<0.001

   
  1. Ref, Reference; cOR, Crude Odd Ratio; CI 95% , 95% Confidence Interval; aOR, Adjusted Odd Ratio.
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