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Table 5 Complete Case and Multiple Imputed Estimates

From: Higher educational attainment associated with reduced likelihood of abnormal cervical lesions among Zambian women - a cross sectional study

Variable

b AOR

(95% CI)

P-value

c AOR

(95% CI)

P-value

Age at screening (a 2740)

 15–24

1.00

 

1.00

 

 25–34

0.85 (0.65–1.12)

0.25

1.02 (0.95–1.08)

0.64

 35+

0.83 (0.63–1.09)

0.18

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.05

Marital status (a 436)

 Never been married

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Married

0.71 (0.51–0.98)

0.04

0.78 (0.73–0.84)

<0.001

 Separated, widowed, divorced

0.85 (0.59–1.23)

0.39

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.54

Educational attainment (a 451)

 No formal Education

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary Education

0.74 (0.52–1.07)

0.11

0.75 (0.67–0.81)

<0.001

 Secondary Education

0.74 (0.51–1.07)

0.11

0.74 (0.68–0.81)

<0.001

 Tertiary

0.48 (0.30–0.77)

0.002

0.46 (0.41–0.51)

<0.001

Occupation (a 1446)

 House wife

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Formal employment

0.92 (0.66–1.28)

0.61

0.90 (0.84–0.98)

0.01

 Informal employment

0.73 (0.55–0.95)

0.02

0.85 (0.80–0.90)

<0.001

 Other

1.01 (0.75–1.35)

0.97

0.97 (0.91–1.04)

0.44

Screening center (a n/a)

 Choma General Hospital

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Kasama General Hospital

0.64 (0.35–1.17)

0.15

0.75 (0.65–0.88)

<0.001

 Kitwe Central Hospital

4.16 (2.46–7.03)

<0.001

4.88 (4.28–5.58)

<0.001

 Livingstone General Hospital

1.46 (0.75–2.83)

0.26

1.37 (1.20–1.57)

<0.001

 Mansa General Hospital

6.86 (4.11–11.44)

<0.001

7.23 (6.36–8.24)

<0.0001

 Mosi-oa-tuntya Clinic

1.51 (0.80–2.84)

0.21

2.16 (1.85–2.51)

<0.001

 Ndola Central Hospital

3.91 (2.38–6.42)

<0.001

4.20 (3.70–4.77)

<0.001

 Solwezi General Hospital

1.65 (0.95–2.88)

0.08

1.54 (1.34–1.76)

<0.001

 St. Francis’ Hospital

1.68 (1.00–2.83)

0.05

2.05 (1.80–2.34)

<0.001

Ever smoked cigarette (a 944)

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.34 (0.86–2.07)

0.19

1.37 (0.66–0.81)

<0.001

Age at sexual debut (a 896)

 Less than 20 years

1.00

 

1.00

 

 20+ years

1.15 (0.89–1.49)

0.27

0.96 (0.91–1.01)

0.08

Number of sexual life partners (a 639)

 5 or more

1.00

 

1.00

 

 One sexual partner

0.83 (0.62–1.12)

0.22

0.86 (0.80–0.92)

<0.001

 Two sexual partners

0.98 (0.74–1.29)

0.87

1.05 (0.99–1.13)

0.10

 three or four

0.97 (0.75–1.26)

0.84

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.53

Condom use with regular sexual partner (a 2520)

 Always used a condom

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Never used a condom

1.15 (0.70–1.90)

0.57

1.08 (0.96–1.21)

0.20

 Used a condom sometimes

1.38 (0.84–2.26)

0.20

1.13 (1.01–1.23)

0.03

 Used a condom almost all the time

1.64 (0.89–3.02)

0.12

1.35 (1.16–1.56)

<0.001

HIV status (a 3176)

 Negative

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Positive

1.91 (1.57–2.33)

<0.001

1.93 (1.84–2.02)

<0.001

  1. aNumber of imputed observations per variable
  2. bAdjusted odds ratios (complete cases): Adjustment variables; age at screening, marital status, education, screening center, occupation, cigarette smoking, age at sexual debut, number of sexual life partners, condom use with regular sexual partner and HIV status
  3. cAdjusted odds ratios (multiple imputation): Adjustment variables; age at screening, marital status, education, screening center, occupation, cigarette smoking, age at sexual debut, number of sexual life partners, condom use with regular sexual partner and HIV status