Table 5.
Socio-demographic characteristics that correlate to the level of knowledge about cervical cancer among Gabonese women
| Knowledge of cervical cancer, pap smear test and HPV (N = 452) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Yes, N = 29 (6.4%) | No, N = 423 (93.6%) | OR (95% IC) |
| Age | |||
| <30 | 7 (2.6%) | 261 (97.4%) | 7.5 (2.0-27.6)* |
| 30-39 | 8 (7.7%) | 96 (92.3%) | 2.4 (0.7-8.7) |
| 40-49 | 10 (17.9%) | 46 (82.1%) | 0.9 (0.3-3.3) |
| ≥50 | 4 (6.7%) | 20 (83.3%) | 1 |
| Occupation | |||
| Student | 4 (2.2%) | 180 (97.8%) | 2.7 (0.5-15.5) |
| Not employed | 2 (5.7%) | 33 (94.3%) | 1 |
| Employed | 23 (9.9%) | 210 (90.1%) | 0.5 (0.1-2.5) |
| Educational level | |||
| No school | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100%) | 1 |
| Primary education | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100%) | 1.2 (0.02-65.3) |
| Secondary education | 0 (0.0) | 142 (100%) | 13.6 (0.2-718.9) |
| University | 29 (10.1%) | 259 (89.9%) | 0.4 (0.02-7.3) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 9 (3.9%) | 219 (96.1%) | 1 |
| Ever married | 20 (8.9%) | 204 (91.1%) | 0.4 (0.2-0.9)* |
| Montly household income | |||
| Low | 6 (1.9%) | 306 (98.1%) | 1 |
| Medium | 6 (8.3%) | 66 (91.7%) | 0.2 (0.1-0.7)* |
| High | 17 (25%) | 51 (75%) | 0.1 (0.02-0.2)* |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous | 6 (3.7%) | 155 (96.3%) | 1 |
| At least one child | 23 (7.9%) | 268 (92.1%) | 0.5(0.2-1.1) |
*Statistically significant.
Average knowledge score = 8.5.