Table 3.
Uptake of cervical cancer screening.
| Region |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total (n = 5153) | Kampala (n = 1042) | Central (n = 1032) | Eastern (n = 1026) | Western (n = 1016) | Northern (n = 1037) |
| All women | 5153 (30.3) | 1042 (39.1) | 1032 (18.6) | 1026 (34.3) | 1016 (26.9) | 1037 (32.6) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–24 | 754 (16.1) | 164 (14.6) | 154 (14.9) | 129 (18.6) | 168 (11.9) | 139 (21.6) |
| 15–19 | 102 (9.8) | 14 (0) | 22 (9.1) | 15 (20) | 24 (0) | 27 (18.5) |
| 20–24 | 652 (17) | 150 (16) | 132 (15.9) | 114 (18.4) | 144 (13.9) | 112 (22.3) |
| 25–29 | 1136 (26.9) | 269 (35.3) | 209 (12.4) | 213 (29.6) | 234 (23.9) | 211 (31.3) |
| 30–34 | 1284 (32.6) | 276 (40.9) | 243 (19.3) | 253 (30.8) | 237 (32.5) | 275 (37.5) |
| 35–39 | 950 (36.7) | 175 (50.3) | 206 (20.4) | 212 (42) | 190 (33.7) | 167 (39.5) |
| ≥ 40 | 1029 (35.8) | 158 (44.9) | 220 (24.6) | 219 (55.3) | 187 (70.1) | 245 (29.8) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 106 (23.6) | 24 (50) | 7 (0) | 23 (26.1) | 32 (12.5) | 20 (15) |
| In relationship but not married | 1358 (27.5) | 346 (37.3) | 362 (17.7) | 168 (33.3) | 161 (19.3) | 321 (29) |
| Married | 3059 (31.8) | 595 (39.5) | 555 (19.6) | 688 (34.3) | 657 (28.9) | 564 (36) |
| Divorced/separated | 405 (30.6) | 59 (42.4) | 77 (16.9) | 83 (32.5) | 103 (32) | 83 (31.3) |
| Widowed | 225 (29.8) | 18 (33.3) | 31 (19.4) | 64 (42.2) | 63 (23.8) | 49 (26.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| No education | 722 (23.8) | 65 (38.5) | 143 (12.6) | 145 (20.7) | 155 (23.2) | 214 (29.4) |
| Primary | 2894 (28.2) | 446 (37) | 606 (16.2) | 558 (32.3) | 637 (25.3) | 647 (32.8) |
| Secondary | 1371 (36.5) | 442 (38.2) | 260 (26.9) | 302 (44.4) | 217 (33.2) | 150 (36.7) |
| More than secondary | 155 (45.8) | 89 (53.9) | 21 (28.6) | 21 (38.1) | 6 (50) | 18 (33.3) |
| Missing | 11 (27.3) | 2 (0) | 1 (100) | 8 (25) | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Catholic | 2113 (30.5) | 349 (38.7) | 441 (17.0) | 312 (37.5) | 609 (35.0) | 402 (25.9) |
| Anglican/Protestant | 1607 (31.1) | 284 (40.5) | 273 (18.3) | 369 (37.9) | 274 (29.2) | 407 (28.3) |
| Muslim | 658 (26.8) | 199 (37.7) | 150 (19.3) | 180 (20.0) | 78 (21.8) | 51 (37.3) |
| Protestant/Born Again | 656 (33.1) | 187 (40.6) | 137 (22.6) | 154 (37.7) | 66 (36.4) | 112 (25.0) |
| Other | 119 (23.3) | 23 (30.0) | 32 (23.3) | 11 (10.0) | 10 (42.9) | 44 (19.4) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||
| Lowest | 1046 (25) | 22 (18.2) | 170 (11.2) | 279 (30.5) | 228 (18.9) | 347 (32) |
| Second | 1018 (29.4) | 34 (32.4) | 221 (17.2) | 244 (34.4) | 218 (30.7) | 301 (32.9) |
| Middle | 1029 (27.4) | 64 (37.5) | 231 (16.5) | 253 (36) | 239 (23.4) | 242 (30.2) |
| Fourth | 1026 (33.1) | 326 (37.4) | 228 (25) | 142 (34.5) | 234 (32.9) | 96 (36.5) |
| Highest | 1034 (36.7) | 596 (41.3) | 182 (22) | 108 (39.8) | 97 (30.9) | 51 (39.2) |
| Distance to health facility (km) | ||||||
| 0–4 | 2108 (31.9) | 502 (37.8) | 423 (21.7) | 429 (36.4) | 351 (27.4) | 403 (34.2) |
| 5–9 | 1256 (29.9) | 239 (41.8) | 233 (18.9) | 253 (36) | 218 (26.6) | 313 (26.2) |
| 10–14 | 595 (31.1) | 111 (45.9) | 104 (13.5) | 100 (34) | 143 (28.7) | 137 (32.8) |
| ≥ 15 | 1151 (27.5) | 187 (35.3) | 265 (15.8) | 235 (28.5) | 295 (26.4) | 169 (37.9) |
| On ART | ||||||
| No | 160 (23.8) | 49 (18.4) | 1 (100) | 24 (41.7) | 52 (23.1) | 34 (17.6) |
| Yes | 4983 (30.5) | 993 (40.1) | 1026 (18.6) | 1001 (34.1) | 964 (27.1) | 999 (33) |
| Duration on ART (years) | ||||||
| Not on ART | 205 (23.4) | 55 (20.0) | 11 (9.1) | 33 (63.6) | 57 (21.1) | 49 (24.5) |
| < 1 | 551 (18.3) | 166 (19.3) | 128 (12.5) | 83 (80.7) | 97 (19.6) | 77 (23.4) |
| < 2 | 566 (23.1) | 126 (31.8) | 129 (17.8) | 104 (79.8) | 108 (15.7) | 99 (30.3) |
| ≥ 2 | 3831 (33.5) | 695 (46.6) | 764 (19.9) | 806 (62.4) | 754 (29.8) | 812 (34.2) |
| Health facility level | ||||||
| Hospital | 1546 (27.7) | 224 (33.9) | 316 (17.1) | 281 (34.2) | 339 (27.7) | 386 (28) |
| HCIV | 1517 (28.9) | 85 (45.9) | 273 (22.7) | 400 (31) | 384 (21.6) | 375 (34.7) |
| HCIII | 1535 (28.5) | 415 (37.1) | 366 (12) | 244 (29.9) | 253 (30.8) | 257 (34.6) |
| HCII | 411 (47) | 284 (43.3) | 1 (0) | 81 (60.5) | 38 (47.4) | 7 (42.9) |
| Private health unit | 112 (47.3) | 34 (44.1) | 58 (48.3) | 20 (50) | 2 (0) | 12 (66.7) |
| Other | 26 (38.5) | – | 18 (22.2) | – | – | – |
| Visited ANC at least once | ||||||
| No | 364 (26.1) | 165 (35.8) | 128 (19.5) | 35 (31.4) | 65 (21.5) | 40 (35) |
| Yes | 4249 (30.3) | 782 (39.5) | 817 (17.7) | 886 (34.7) | 875 (27.1) | 910 (32) |
| ANC visits | ||||||
| 0 | 364 (26.1) | 97 (29.9) | 90 (15.6) | 69 (29) | 60 (23.3) | 48 (37.5) |
| 1–3 | 1322 (25.5) | 233 (33.9) | 256 (16.8) | 272 (25) | 252 (20.6) | 309 (30.7) |
| > 4 | 2866 (32.8) | 511 (43.1) | 540 (18.5) | 604 (39.4) | 619 (29.9) | 592 (33.1) |
| DK/DR | 61 (18) | 34 (26.5) | 17 (11.8) | 2 (0) | 8 (0) | |
| Disclosed HIV status to partner | ||||||
| Yes | 4326 (31.6) | 734 (41.8) | 813 (19.6) | 907 (36.7) | 881 (27.8) | 991 (32.8) |
| No | 795 (23) | 299 (32.4) | 214 (15.4) | 113 (15) | 131 (20.6) | 38 (23.7) |
| No. of biological children | ||||||
| 0 | 1327 (26.1) | 265 (34.3) | 318 (15.4) | 205 (33.7) | 322 (23.3) | 217 (28.6) |
| 1 | 583 (25.7) | 191 (31.4) | 104 (14.4) | 93 (24.7) | 102 (27.5) | 93 (25.8) |
| 2 | 846 (32.7) | 219 (42.5) | 164 (19.5) | 132 (41.7) | 172 (21.5) | 159 (37.7) |
| 3 | 760 (35) | 168 (41.7) | 132 (22) | 156 (39.7) | 146 (34.2) | 158 (34.8) |
| 4 | 668 (31.7) | 112 (46.4) | 141 (20.6) | 149 (34.9) | 112 (31.3) | 154 (28.6) |
| 5 | 433 (35.3) | 52 (46.2) | 75 (24) | 120 (33.3) | 65 (32.3) | 121 (41.3) |
| ≥ 6 | 536 (29.5) | 35 (48.6) | 98 (20.4) | 171 (29.8) | 97 (27.8) | 135 (31.9) |
| Place of delivery | ||||||
| Elsewhere | 221 (15.84) | 25 (16) | 60 (10) | 52 (21.2) | 48 (10.4) | 36 (25) |
| Health facility | 2167 (28.6) | 405 (35.6) | 365 (18.4) | 479 (32.6) | 469 (26) | 449 (29.2) |
| Had postnatal check-up | ||||||
| No | 989 (22.5) | 202 (27.7) | 152 (17.1) | 209 (19.1) | 271 (22.1) | 155 (26.5) |
| Yes | 208 (30.8) | 15 (60) | 22 (9.1) | 65 (46.2) | 33 (9.1) | 73 (27.4) |
| DK/DR | 28 (42.9) | 1 (100) | 3 (33.3) | 7 (42.9) | 5 (40) | 12 (41.7) |
| Knowledge of need to screen for cervical cancer at least once a year | ||||||
| No | 3043 (16.3) | 597 (19.8) | 833 (13.7) | 460 (15.2) | 638 (16.5) | 515 (17.3) |
| Yes | 2110 (50.5) | 445 (64.9) | 199 (39.2) | 566 (49.8) | 378 (44.4) | 522 (47.7) |
| Know any place where cervical cancer screening is done | ||||||
| No | 1132 (3.5) | 252 (6) | 362 (3) | 318 (4.7) | 289 (3.5) | 225 (1.3) |
| Yes | 3707 (40.7) | 790 (49.6) | 670 (27) | 708 (47.6) | 727 (36.2) | 812 (41.3) |
| Likelihood of getting cervical cancer | ||||||
| Low | 1711 (39.7) | 353 (49.3) | 267 (26.2) | 431 (45.7) | 303 (31.7) | 357 (39.8) |
| Medium | 1315 (30.3) | 189 (39.7) | 190 (14.2) | 221 (31.2) | 361 (32.7) | 354 (30.8) |
| High | 850 (32.9) | 190 (44.2) | 198 (23.2) | 195 (31.8) | 108 (23.1) | 159 (39.6) |
| DK | 1188 (15.3) | 310 (23.9) | 377 (13) | 179 (13.4) | 244 (13.9) | 167 (14.4) |
Data are shown as n (%).
ART, antiretroviral therapy; HC, health center; ANC, antenatal care; DK, don’t know; DR, don’t remember; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.