Predictors of cervical cancer screening practice among HIV positive women attending adult anti-retroviral treatment clinics in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia: the application of a health belief model

Table 5 Comparison of perception among ever and never screened HIV-positive women for cervical cancer

S.no.	Predictor variables	Ever Screened		Never Screened		t-value	P-value	95% CI
S.no.	Predictor variables	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value	P-value	95% CI
1	Perceived susceptibility	18.97	4.36	18.32	4.50	1.358	0.175	−0.290, 1.589
2	Perceived severity	35.23	7.50	33.13	8.80	2.316	0.021	0.318, 3.886*
3	Perceived benefit	24.69	3.65	23.43	3.57	3.295	0.001	0.507, 2.008*
4	Perceived barrier	55.30	5.80	56.80	6.20	−2.303	0.022	−2.787, −0.220*
5	Perceived self-efficacy	21.07	2.85	19.96	3.08	3.470	0.001	0.483, 1.747*
6	Perceived threat	54.21	9.27	51.45	9.95	2.647	0.008	0.709, 4.795*
7	Net benefit	−30.61	6.36	−33.37	5.45	4.570	0.000	1.574, 3.950*
8	Cues for action	6.56	1.27	6.79	1.17	−1.261	0.208	−0.410, 0.089

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