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Table 2 Socio demographic factors associated with cervical cancer knowledge (N = 307)

From: Knowledge towards cervical cancer prevention and screening practices among women who attended reproductive and child health clinic at Magu district hospital, Lake Zone Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

 

Knowledge

Crude

Adjusted

Variables

Adequate n(%)

Inadequate n(%)

OR (95% CI)

AORa (CI)

Age (years)b

 15 - 24

20(16.0)

105(84.0)

1.0

 

 25 - 34

24(17.6)

112(82.4)

0.78(0.33-1.87)

 

 35 - 49

9(19.6)

37(80.4)

0.88(0.33-2.06)

 

Education level

 Informal

2(4.8)

40(95.2)

1.0

1.0

 Primary education

29(14.9)

166(85.1)

3.49(0.80-15.23)

3.32(0.76-14.58

 Secondary or higher

22(31.4)

48(68.6)

9.17(2.03-41.37)

7.77(1.70-35.48)

Occupation

 Formal employment

2(25.0)

6(75.0)

1.62(0.32-8.26)

 

 Not employed

51(17.1)

248(82.9)

1.0

 

Area of residence

 Rural

19(15.1)

107(84.9)

1.0

 

 Urban

34(18.8)

147(81.2)

0.77(0.42-1.42)

 

Tribe

 Sukuma

40(17.1%)

194(82.9)

1.0

 

 Other

13(17.8)

60(82.2)

1.05(0.53-2.09)

 

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

6(9.5)

57(90.5)

1.0

 

 Married/cohabiting

47(19.3)

197(80.7)

2.27(0.92-5.71)

 

Type of marriage

 Monogamous

44(20.2)

174(79.8)

1.0

 

 Polygamous

2(9.5)

19(90.5)

0.42(0.93-1.86)

 

 Missingc

7(10.3)

61(89.7)

0.45(0.19-1.06)

 

Parity

 0 to 1

18(17.3)

86(82.7)

1.0

 

 2 to 4

24(16.0)

126(83.0)

0.91(0.47-1.78)

 

 5 and above

11(20.8)

42(79.2)

1.25(0.54-2.89)

 

Health insurance coverage

 No

45(16.9)

221(83.1)

1.0

 

 Yes

8(19.5)

33(80.5)

1.19(0.52-2.74)

 

Know anyone who has ever had cervical cancer

 No

30(13.3)

196(86.7)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

23(28.4)

58(71.6)

2.59(1.40-4.80)

2.19(1.156-4.13)

  1. aVariables included in the multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for one another
  2. bMean age 27.04 (SD = 6.58) years
  3. c68 appear as missing as theses participants were not married