Table 5.
Association between Level of Knowledge regarding Cervical Cancer Screening and Selected Socio-demographic Variable (n = 96)
| Variables | Level of knowledge | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate n (%) | Inadequate n (%) | ||
| Age | |||
| 30-39 years | 20(35.7) | 36(64.3) | 0.930 |
| 40-49 years | 10(33.3) | 20(66.7) | |
| 50 years and above | 3(30.0) | 7(70.0) | |
| Education level | |||
| Illiterate | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 0.014 |
| Basic education | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) | |
| Secondary level and above | 25 (43.9) | 32 (56.1) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 22 (32.8) | 45 (67.2) | 0.629 |
| Employed | 11 (37.9) | 18 (62.1) | |
| Age of marriage | |||
| Below 20 years | 12 (30.0) | 28 (70.0) | 0.446 |
| 20 years and above | 21 (37.5) | 35 (62.5) | |
| Husband education level (n=87) | |||
| Basic education | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 0.678 |
| Secondary level and above | 27 (37.0) | 46 (63.0) | |
| Husband occupation (n=94) | |||
| Agriculture | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 0.08 |
| Business | 6 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) | |
| Job holder | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) | |
| Others | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | |
| Involvement in awareness program | |||
| Yes | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 0.765 |
| No | 29 (33.3) | 58 (66.7) | |