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. 2016 Feb 19;11(2):e0149696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149696

Table 4. Association between health facility factors and uptake of cervical cancer screening.

Characteristic Screened (%) COR (95% CI) p-value
Place where health care is sought when sick
Private facility 6 (3.4) 1
Government facility 37 (5.1) 1.52 (0.63–3.67) 0.346
Place where reproductive health care is accessed
Private facility 1 (0.6) 1
Government facility 42 (5.7) 9.71 (1.33–71.11) 0.025*
Ease of getting reproductive health care
Very/somewhat difficult 12 (2.9) 1
Not difficult 31 (6.4) 2.27 (1.15–4.48) 0.018*
Biggest problem in accessing reproductive health care
Other problem 23 (4.3) 1
No problem 20 (5.5) 1.30 (0.70–2.41) 0.399
Ever been recommended for screening by health worker
No 8 (1.0) 1
Yes 35 (43.2) 77.13 (33.85–175.74) <0.001*
Knew where cervical cancer screening was provided
No 5 (0.9) 1
Yes 38 (10.2) 11.90 (4.64–30.54) <0.001*
Distance to health facility where screening was done (n = 372)
5km or more 15 (8.9) 1
Less than 5km 23 (11.3) 1.29 (0.65–2.57) 0.458
Distance to nearest health facility
5km or more 0 (0.0)
Less than 5km 43 (5.7) - -

* Statistically significant at p < 0.05.