Table 3.
Association between acceptance of cervical cancer screening, sociodemographic status of the respondents, cervical cancer awareness, self-risk assessment and history of previous cervical cancer screening (n = 1517)
|
Variables |
Accepted cervical cancer screening |
95% CI Crude OR |
95% CI Adjusted OR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
| · Less than 25 |
54(4.5) |
12(3.9) |
0.89(0.46-1.71) |
0.87(0.46-1.68) |
| · 25-34 |
572(47.3) |
149(48.5) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · ≥ 35 |
584(48.2) |
146(47.6) |
1.04(0.81-1.35) |
1.04(0.80-1.34) |
|
Tribal Group |
|
|
|
|
| · Yoruba |
414(34.2) |
109(35.5) |
1.01(0.84-1.48) |
1.10(0.49-2.48) |
| · Igbo |
505(41.7) |
127(41.4) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · Northern Tribes |
113(9.3) |
23(7.5) |
0.97(0.66-1.40) |
0.97(0.67-1.42) |
| · Southern Minority Tribes |
176(14.5) |
46(15.0) |
0.71(0.36-1.40) |
0.78(0.29-2.08) |
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
| · Christianity |
676(55.9) |
173(56.4) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · Islam |
532(44.0) |
132(43.0) |
0.99(0.77-1.27) |
0.93(0.68-1.28) |
| · Others |
3(0.1) |
1(0.3) |
|
|
|
Educational level completed |
|
|
|
|
| · Less than Secondary |
206(17.0) |
54(17.6) |
1.31(0.87-1.87) |
1.20(0.83-1.80) |
| · Secondary |
605(50.0) |
171(55.7) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · Greater than Secondary |
399(33.0) |
82(26.7) |
1.43(1.03-1.84) |
1.31(1.02-1.83)a |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| · Married |
725(59.9) |
198(64.5) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · Not married |
485(40.1) |
109(35.5) |
0.82(0.63-1.07) |
0.90(0.68-1.18) |
|
Living children |
|
|
|
|
| · Yes |
875(72.3) |
243(79.2) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · No |
335(27.7) |
64(20.8) |
1.45(1.06-1.99) |
1.62(1.31-1.89) b |
|
Duration of HIV disease |
|
|
|
|
| · <13 months |
318(26.3) |
99(32.2) |
1.49(1.11-2.02) |
1.50(1.1-1.98)c |
| · 13-36 months |
331(27.4) |
91(29.6) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · ≥13 months |
561(46.4) |
1179(38.1) |
1.32(0.97-1.79) |
1.31(0.97-1.78) |
|
Aware of cervical cancer |
|
|
|
|
| · Yes |
706(58.3) |
147(47.9) |
1.53(1.19-1.96) |
1.49(1.15-1.95)d |
| · No |
504(41.7) |
160(52.1) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
|
Ever tested for cervical cancer |
|
|
|
|
| · Yes |
118(9.8) |
25(8.1) |
1.22(0.78-1.91) |
1.23(0.71-1.22) |
| · No |
1092(90.2) |
282(91.9) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
|
Self-risk assessment of cervical cancer |
|
|
|
|
| · High |
381(31.5) |
102(33.2) |
1 (ref) |
1 (ref) |
| · Low |
829(68.5) |
205(66.8) |
1.08(0.82-1.43) |
1.10(0.93-1.39) |
| · None | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | ||
Note: Potential confounders adjusted at multivariate logistic regression analysis.
a. Adjusted for age, time elapsed since HIV diagnosis and awareness of cervical cancer.
b. Adjusted for age, marital status and time elapsed since HIV diagnosis.
c. Adjusted for age, educational status, and awareness of cervical cancer.
d. Adjusted for age, educational status and time elapsed since HIV diagnosis.