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Table 8 Factors associated with a positive attitude towards cervical cancer among university students

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of young people in Zimbabwe on cervical cancer and HPV, current screening methods and vaccination

Factors associated with positive attitude towards cervical cancer among university students

University students

Univariate model

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AORs)

Variable

Odds Ratio

p

AOR

p

95% Conf. Interval

Province

Reference grp (Harare)

     

Midlands

0.46

0.007

0.45

0.007

0.25

0.81

Mashonaland West

0.65

0.148

0.65

0.142

0.36

1.16

Masvingo

0.81

0.443

0.80

0.428

0.46

1.39

Manicaland

0.87

0.676

0.92

0.808

0.48

1.78

parents education

Reference grp (University degree)

     

Qualification below degree

1.59

0.057

1.65

0.054

0.99

2.64

No formal education

2.01

0.126

1.94

0.151

0.79

4.82

A-levels

1.45

0.346

1.52

0.299

0.69

3.33

Primary level

0.65

0.582

0.66

0.604

0.14

3.16

O-levels

1.16

0.593

1.19

0.538

0.68

2.10

smoker

 

0.63

0.298

    

Gender

 

1.18

0.401

    

drinking alcohol

 

1.09

0.660

    

residence

Reference grp (High-density)

     

Low-density

1.06

0.792

    

Rural

1.03

0.913

    

age**

 

1.00

0.948

    
  1. **Age as a continuous variable is liner in relation to the logit (Box-Tidwell test p-value = 0.635)
  2. Area under the ROC curve = 0.61 for the final model; Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness of fit test p-values = 0.34; 0.51 and 0.30 respectively (8, 10 and 12 groups)