Table 2.
Multivariate analysis on conditions associated with knowledge of symptoms and causes.
| Characteristics | Knowledge about the symptoms of cervical cancer | Knowledge about the causes of cervical cancer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%CI | p | OR | 95%CI | p | |
| Education or experience in healthcare | 1.749 | 0.608–5.032 | 0.300 | 1.912 | 0.685–5.333 | 0.216 |
| Single | 1.237 | 0.551–2.777 | 0.607 | 0.568 | 0.253–1.268 | 0.167 |
| Age | 0.920 | 0.825–1.027 | 0.138 | 1.008 | 0.907–1.119 | 0.879 |
| Portuguese | 0.632 | 0.124–3.233 | 0.582 | 2.171 | 0.510–9.246 | 0.294 |
| Education High Secondary Basic |
<ref.> 0.528 0.110 |
– 0.262–1.062 0.02–0.617 |
0.022 0.073 0.012 |
<ref.> 0.553 0.455 |
0.151–2.028 0.116–1.790 |
0.522 0.372 0.260 |
| Self-reported socioeconomic class Low Middle High |
<ref.> 0.461 0.182 |
– 0.078–2.707 0.026–1.279 |
0.085 – 0.391 0.087 |
<ref.> 1.07 1.498 |
0.247–4.629 0.294–7.629 |
0.737 0.928 0.627 |
| Labor condition Active worker Student Unemployed Other |
<ref.> 1.144 0.686 0.975 |
– 0.41–3.193 0.296–1.589 0.247–3.852 |
0.761 – 0.797 0.379 0.971 |
<ref.> 0.507 0.553 0.783 |
0.197–1.300 0.250–1.222 0.201–3.046 |
0.392 0.157 0.143 0.724 |
| Self-perception of own capacity to recognize symptoms | 1.451 | 1.031–2.042 | 0.033 | 1.086 | 0.787–1.497 | 0.615 |
| Knowledge about cervical cancer screening | 1.528 | 0.725–3.222 | 0.265 | 1.192 | 0.590–2.408 | 0.624 |
| Knowledge about HPV vaccine | 4.000 | 1.718–9.313 | 0.001 | 2.673 | 1.282–5.568 | 0.009 |
| Self-perception of literacy for health | 1.256 | 0.788–2.002 | 0.338 | 0.750 | 0.486–1.156 | 0.192 |
| Self-perception about health status | 0.963 | 0.626–1.481 | 0.862 | 0.885 | 0.587–1.331 | 0.557 |
| Knowledge of the causes of CC | 1.316 | 1.077–1.609 | 0.007 | |||
| Knowledge of symptoms related to cervical cancer | 1.162 | 1.022–1.322 | 0.022 | |||