Table 3.
Socio-demographic correlates of cervical cancer knowledge of women in Gondar town, Ethiopia, April 2010
|
Variables |
Knowledge of cervical cancer |
|
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
| 15-24 |
69(31.9%) |
147(68.1%) |
1.80(1.00-3.25) |
0.71(0.45-1.71) |
| 25-34 |
69(34.7%) |
130(65.3%) |
2.04(1.12-3.69) |
1.09(0.30-1.72) |
| 35-44 |
39(30.7%) |
88(69.3%) |
1.70(0.90-3.23) |
0.85(0.39-1.87) |
| 45+ |
18(20.7%) |
69(79.3%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Single |
71(31.3%) |
156(68.7%) |
1.00 |
** |
| Married |
91(32.4%) |
190(67.6%) |
1.05(0.72-1.53) |
|
| Divorced |
18(34.6%) |
34(65.4%) |
1.16(0.62-2.20) |
|
| Widowed |
15(21.7%) |
54(78.3%) |
0.61(0.32-1.15) |
|
|
Educational status |
|
|
|
|
| No formal education |
31(17.5%) |
146(82.5%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Primary education (1-8) |
19(20.2%) |
75(79.8%) |
1.19(0.63-2.25) |
0.96(0.47-1.96) |
| Secondary education & Above |
145(40.5%) |
213(59.5%) |
3.21(2.06-4.99) |
2.18(1.20-3.95)* |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
109(36.5%) |
190(63.5%) |
2.31(1.53-3.49) |
1.55(0.94-2.54) |
| Student |
44(37.0%) |
75(63.0%) |
2.36(1.43-3.90) |
1.91(0.94-3.88) |
| Not employed |
42(19.9%) |
169(80.1%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Monthly household income |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
40(25.5%) |
117(74.5%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Medium |
78(24.6%) |
239(75.4%) |
0.96(.61-1.48) |
0.77(0.47-1.29) |
| High |
77(49.7%) |
78(50.3%) |
2.89(1.79-4.66) |
1.53(0.85-2.74) |
|
Parity |
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
79(34.2%) |
152(6.8%)5 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| 1 |
20(32.8%) |
41(67.2%) |
0.94(0.56-1.71) |
0.98(0.46-2.10) |
| 2-4 |
77(31.6%) |
167(68.4%) |
0.89(0.61-1.30) |
0.88(0.50-1.56) |
| 5+ |
19(20.4%) |
74(79.6%) |
0.49 (0.28-.88) |
0.59(0.25-1.38) |
| Know anyone with cervical cancer |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
88(59.5%) |
60(40.5%) |
5.13(3.46-7.59) |
4.91(3.16-7.62)* |
| No |
107(22.2%) |
374(77.8%) |
1.00 |
1 |
| Ever visit to health institution |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
190(35.9%) |
339(64.1%) |
10.65(4.26-26.63) |
8.13(3.19-20.75)* |
| No | 5(5.0%) | 95(95.0%) | 1 | 1 |
Average knowledge score=4.5.
*Statistically significant.
**Variables with p value of greater than 0.2 in crude analysis omitted from entering in to the multivariate model.