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.