Table 3.
Factors associated with health seeking behavior for cervical cancer in Hossana town, Ethiopia, June 2015
| Variable | Variable category | frequency | Crude ORb 95% CI | Adjusted OR 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent age | ≤ 23 | 135 | 3.49 (1.52, 7.97) | 1.74(0.21,14.13) | 0.60 |
| 24–27 | 128 | 1.43 (0.74, 2.77) | 2.00(0.38,10.51) | 0.41 | |
| 28–34 | 170 | 0.98 (0.56, 1.74) | 2.70(0.57,12.63) | 0.21 | |
| ≥ 35 | 150 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 123 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Protestant | 388 | 0.81 (0.43, 1.52) | 1.99(0.34,11.73) | 0.45 | |
| Islam | 33 | 0.93 (0.29, 3.04) | 0.12(0.01,1.72) | 0.12 | |
| Others | 39 | 0.29 (0.12, 0.69) | 0.28(0.02,3.49) | 0.32 | |
| Respondent’s education | No education | 74 | 37.19 (5.03, 274.89) | 14.64(0.66,322.67) | 0.08 |
| Primary | 172 | 8.25 (4.03, 16.92) | 1.72(0.32,9.32) | 0.53 | |
| Secondary | 177 | 4.50 (2.50, 8.10) | 7.59(1.45,39.70) | 0.02 | |
| Tertiary | 160 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Husband’s occupation | Employee | 155 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Merchant | 140 | 2.52 (1.33, 4.76) | 3.19(0.78,12.93) | 0.10 | |
| Farmer | 21 | 6.50 (0.84, 50.01) | 2.30(0.03,159.92) | 0.70 | |
| Daily worker | 30 | 9.42 (1.24, 71.49) | 3.66(0.18,74.25) | 0.39 | |
| Others | 43 | 3.17 (1.06, 9.44) | 10.85(0.89,131.27) | 0.06 | |
| Knowledge scorea | Poor | 442 | 22.00 (12.23, 39.56) | 7.25(1.87,28.08) | 0.004 |
| Good | 141 | 1 | 0.001 | ||
| Ever received informationa | Yes | 95 | 1 | ||
| No | 488 | 79.42 (40.22, 156.83) | 52.03(13.77,196.52) | 0.001 | |
| Active health information seekinga | Yes | 85 | 1 | ||
| No | 498 | 40.64 (22.12, 74.69) | 14.23(3.49,57.95) | 0.001 |
asignificantly associated factors