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Table 2 Socio-demographic factors associated with CCS uptake among WCBA respondents in Mangochi, Malawi

From: Socio-demographic determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among women of child-bearing age in Mangochi, Malawi: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Factors

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age-group

   

  18–24

Reference

Reference

 

  25–35

2.99 (1.53–5.83)*

2.63 (1.30–5.31)*

0.007

  36–49

4.10 (1.84–9.15)*

3.90 (1.62–9.38)*

0.002

Religion

   

  Islam

Reference

Reference

 

  Christianity

2.81 (1.64–4.82)*

2.77 (1.23–6.22)*

0.014

Ethnicity

   

  Yao

Reference

Reference

 

  Chewa

0.64 (0.24–1.71)

0.29 (0.09–0.95)*

0.041

  Lomwe

3.69 (1.79–7.62)*

1.55 (0.60–4.01)

0.366

  Other

3.15 (1.51–6.56)*

1.25 (0.47–3.32)

0.652

Marital Status

   

  Married

Reference

Reference

 

  Single

0.30 (0.04–2.26)

0.51 (0.06–4.23)

0.531

  Widowed

6.89 (1.67–28.37)*

3.95 (0.86–18.15)

0.077

  Divorced/Separated

1.28 (0.47–3.46)

1.29 (0.45–3.73)

0.632

Residence

   

  Village

Reference

Reference

 

  Trading centre

1.65 (0.84–3.24)

1.31 (0.63–2.72)

0.473

  Semi-urban (Boma)

3.09 (1.56–6.14)*

2.57 (1.19–5.55)*

0.016

  1. *p ˂ 0.05
  2. Multivariate model adjusted for age-group, religion, ethnicity, marital status and area of residence.
  3. Note: Educational status, relationship type and occupation were not statistically significant at bivariate level.