Table 7.

Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with cervical cancer screening practice among female school teachers in Bahir Dar city, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2024 (n = 520).

Variables	Category	Screening practice		Crude OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Age group	45–49	32	162	1.76 (0.89–3.51)	1.83 (0.84–3.97)
	40–44	31	166	1.67 (0.84–3.32)	1.47 (0.67–3.23)
	≤ 39	13	116	1	1
Educational status	MSc	7	28	2.04 (0.81–5.21)	1.72 (0.58–5.11)
	Degree	46	228	1.65 (0.97–2.82)	1.58 (0.86–2.93)
	Diploma	23	188	1	1
Marital status	Married	72	395	2.23 (0.78–6.38)	2.13 (0.66–6.88)
	Single#	4	49	1	1
Ever used modern Contraceptive	Yes	70	381	1.93 (0.80–4.63)	1.41 (0.52–3.84)
	No	6	63	1	1
Number of sexual partners (ever)	Multiple	25	43	4.57 (2.58–8.11)	2.96 (1.48–5.92)*
	One	51	401	1	1
Gynecological examination	Yes	64	289	2.86 (1.50–5.46)	2.59 (1.28–5.23)*
	No	12	155	1	1
Knowledge about cervical cancer	Good	10	27	4.55 (1.97–10.51)	1.84 (0.68–5.00)
	Fair	42	122	4.23 (2.46–7.29)	2.16 (1.12–4.17)*
	Poor	24	295	1	1
Attitude toward screening	Favorable	62	234	3.97 (2.16–7.31)	3.23 (1.65–6.33)*
	Unfavorable	14	210	1	1
Perceived barrier toward screening	Low	59	247	2.77 (1.56–4.90)	1.85 (0.97–3.52)
	High	17	197	1	1
Perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer	High	54	147	4.96 (2.91–8.46)	2.57 (1.34–4.93)a
	Low	22	297	1	1

^a p value less than 0.05.

^b Never married/divorced/widowed.