Table 3.
Association between respondents' characteristics and uptake of cervical cancer screening.
| Variables | Uptake of cervical cancer screening | Total | χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N = 27 n (%) |
No N = 311 n (%) |
N = 338 n (%) | |||
| Age groups | |||||
| 21–35 | 25 (8.3) | 275 (91.7) | 300 (89.0) | ||
| 36–55 | 2 (5.7) | 33 (94.3) | 35 (10.0) | ||
| ≥56 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (1.0) | 0.354∗∗ | 0.838 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 9 (9.4) | 87 (90.6) | 96 (28.4) | ||
| Married | 18 (8.0) | 209 (92.0) | 227 (67.1) | ||
| Separated | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 5 (1.4) | ||
| Divorced | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (0.5) | ||
| Widowed | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 8 (2.2) | 0.954∗∗ | 0.917 |
| Social status | |||||
| Low | 7 (5.7) | 117 (94.3) | 124 (37.0) | ||
| Middle | 17 (11.7) | 129 (88.3) | 146 (43.0) | ||
| High | 3 (4.4) | 65 (95.6) | 68 (20.0) | 4.764∗∗ | 0.092 |
| Religion | |||||
| Islam | 16 (7.0) | 214 (93.0) | 230 (68.0) | ||
| Christianity | 11 (10.4) | 95 (89.6) | 106 (31.0) | ||
| Traditional | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (1.0) | 1.525∗∗ | 0.466 |
| Attitude | |||||
| Unfavourable | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 7 (2.0) | ||
| Favourable | 22 (6.7) | 305 (93.3) | 327 (98.0) | 21.715 | 0.001∗ |
| Awareness of cervical cancer | |||||
| Yes | 27 (12.0) | 201 (88) | 228 (68.0) | ||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 110 (100.0) | 110 (32.0) | 14.157 | 0.001∗ |
| Awareness of screening | |||||
| Yes | 24 (11.2) | 190 (88.8) | 214 (63.0) | ||
| No | 1 (1.4) | 69 (98.6) | 70 (21.0) | ||
| Do not know | 2 (3.7) | 52 (96.3) | 54 (16.0) | 8.478∗∗ | 0.014∗ |
| Knowledge on cancer of the cervix | |||||
| Good | 27 (8.7) | 283 (91.3) | 310 (92.0) | ||
| Fair | 0 (0.0) | 18 (100.0) | 18 (5.0) | ||
| Poor | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) | 10 (3.0) | 2.650∗∗ | 0.266 |
∗Statistically significant at p < 0.05. ∗∗Likelihood Chi-square test used.