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. 2015 Sep 18;2:6. doi: 10.1186/s40661-015-0012-3

Table 2.

The association of variables with accepting of cervical cancer screening among study participants, 2014

Variable (AOR, 95 % CI)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age in completed years
  <29 Years 1
  30-39 Years 0.96 (0.372, 1.671)
  40-49 Years 3.8 (1.212, 12.290)*
  50-59 Years 4.2 (1.505, 17.482)*
  >60 Years 8.2 (1.104, 61.543)*
Level of education
  Read and write 1
  Primary Education (1–8) 1.2 (0.417, 3.846)
  secondary Education (9–12) 1.6 (0.479, 5.600)
  Higher education above 12 1.2 (1.313, 5.269)*
Regular source of income
  Yes 3.2 (1.346, 8.005)*
  No 1
First most cause of cervical cancer
  Viral 1.8 (0.011, 3.895)
  I don't know 0.619 (0.001, 2.233)
  Others 1
Health professional source
  Yes 6.0 (1.440, 83.933)*
  No 1
Is cervical cancer preventable
  Yes 1
  No 0.07 (0.001, 0.249)*
Aware of the test used
  Yes 3.6 (1.395, 33.76)*
  No 1
Reason of testing to take early measure
  Yes 9.9 (1.423, 309.316)*
  No 1
High cost of the test
  Yes 1.001 (0.811, 29.268)
  No 1
WHO Clinical staging
  WHO stage 1 1
  WHO stage 2 0.68 (0.079, 5.870)
  WHO stage 3 0.67 (0.042, 10.675)
  WHO stage 4 0.011 (0.463, 3.282)

AOR adjusted odds ratio, WHO world health organization

* = statistically significant