Table 4 Bivariate and Multivariable analysis of factors associated with health care seeking behavior towards cervical cancer screening among women aged 30–49 years and women in Arbaminch Town, southern Ethiopia, 2023
Variables | HSB | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Knowledge score | Good | 121(61.4%) | 118(54.4%) | 1.34(0.90–1.98) | 1.55(1.01–2.39) | 0.032* |
Poor | 76(38.6%) | 99(45.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceived susceptibility | Positive | 55(27.9%) | 28(12.9%) | 2.61(0.23–0.63) | 3.63(2.06–6.42) | 0.001* |
Negative | 142(72.1%) | 189(87.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceived benefits | Positive | 156(79.2%) | 118(54.4%) | 3.19(0.20–0.48) | 4.85(2.92–7.87) | 0.001* |
Negative | 41(20.8%) | 99(45.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceived severity | Positive | 118(59.9%) | 89(41%) | 2.15(1.45–3.18) | 2.65(1.71–4.09)* | 0.001 |
Negative | 79(40.1%) | 128(59%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Cues to action | Positive | 172(87.3%) | 199(91.7%) | 0.62(0.33–1.18) | 0.84(0.39–1.79) | 0.22 |
Negative | 25(12.7%) | 18(8.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceived barriers | Positive | 112(56.9%) | 122(56.2%) | 1.03(0.70–1.51) | 1.08(0.69–1.68) | 0.75 |
Negative | 85(43.1%) | 95(43.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceived self-efficacy | Positive | 108(54.8%) | 114(52.5%) | 1.10(0.75–1.61) | 1.28(0.79–2.07) | 0.31 |
Negative | 89(45.2%) | 103(47.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||