Table 1 Distribution of screened and non-screened women according to socio-demographic characteristics in Gondar, Ethiopia, in 2019 (N = 464)
Variables | Total n = 464 (%) | Cervical cancer screening uptake | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-uptake n = 388 (83.6%) | Uptake n = 76 (16.4%) | |||
Age group | 30–34 | 223 (48.1%) | 187 (48.2%) | 36 (47.4%) |
35–39 | 150 (32.3%) | 134 (34.5%) | 16 (21%) | |
40–44 | 55 (11.9%) | 42 (10.8%) | 13 (17.1%) | |
45–49 | 36 (7.7%) | 25 (6.5%) | 11 (14.5%) | |
Marital status | Single | 10 (2.2%) | 8 (2.1%) | 2 (2.6%) |
Married | 402 (86.6%) | 330 (85.1%) | 64 (84.2%) | |
Divorced | 34 (7.3%) | 32 (8.2%) | 7 (9.2%) | |
Widowed | 11 (2.4%) | 13 (3.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
Separated | 7 (1.5%) | 5 (1.3%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
Residence | Rural | 90 (19.4%) | 78 (20.1%) | 12 (15.8%) |
Urban | 374 (80.6%) | 310 (79.9%) | 64 (84.2%) | |
Education | No education | 310 (66.8%) | 277 (71.4%) | 33 (43.4%) |
Primary & above | 154 (33.2%) | 111 (28.6%) | 43 (56.6%) | |
Occupational status | Housewife | 269 (58%) | 230 (59.3%) | 39 (51.3%) |
Government worker | 44 (9.5%) | 36 (9.3%) | 8 (10.5%) | |
Private job | 151 (32.5%) | 122 (31.4%) | 29 (38.2%) | |
Income status | < 700 | 44 (9.5%) | 35 (9%) | 9 (11.8%) |
700–1400 | 182 (39.2%) | 158 (40.7%) | 24 (31.6%) | |
1401–2100 | 90 (19.4%) | 75 (19.3%) | 15 (19.7%) | |
2101–2800 | 50 (10.8%) | 41 (10.6%) | 9 (11.8%) | |
> 2800 | 98 (21.1%) | 79 (20.4%) | 19 (25%) | |
Number of children | 1 child | 75 (16.2%) | 64 (16.5%) | 11 (14.5%) |
2–4 children | 294 (63.4%) | 240 (61.9%) | 54 (71%) | |
> 4 children | 95 (20.5%) | 84 (21.6%) | 11 (14.5%) | |
Number of sexual partners | One | 299 (64.4%) | 238 (61.3%) | 61 (80.2%) |
Two | 153 (33%) | 142 (36.6%) | 11 (14.5%) | |
More than three | 12 (2.6%) | 8 (2.1%) | 4 (5.3%) | |
HIV status | Negative | 448 (96.6%) | 374 (96.4%) | 74 (97.4%) |
Positive | 5 (1%) | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
do not know | 11 (2.4%) | 11 (2.8%) | 0 (0%) | |