Table 2. Reproductive and individual health related characteristics of respondent women in Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Cases n (%)	Controls n (%)	COR(95% CI)	P value
Age at first sex				<0.001
< = 16	89(28.5)	48(15.4)	0.00
>17	223(71.5)	264(84.6)	0.46(0.31–0.68)
Ever give birth				<0.001
Yes	286(91.7)	248(79.5)	2.84(1.74–4.62)
No	26(8.3)	64(20.5)	0.00
Number of birth				0.16
1–4	206(72.8)	193(78.1)	0.75(0.50–1.12)
>4	77(27.2)	54(21.9)	0.00
History of contraceptive use				0.22
Yes	229(73.4)	215(68.9)	0.00
No	83(26.6)	97(31.1)	1.24 (0.88–1.76)
STI history				<0.001
Yes	60(19.2)	32(10.3)	2.08(1.31–3.30)
No	252(80.8)	280(89.7)	0.00
HIV test				0.86
Yes	295(94.6)	296(94.9)	0.94(0.46–1.89)
No	17(5.4)	16(5.1)	0.00
HIV result				<0.001
Positive	45(15.3)	10(3.4)	5.15(2.54–10.43)
Negative	250(84.7)	286(96.6)	0.00
Know someone with cervical cancer				<0.001
Yes	69(22.1)	26(8.3)	3.12(1.93–5.06)
No	243(77.9)	286(91.7)	0.00
Family history of cervical cancer				0.02
Yes	18(5.8)	6(1.9)	3.12(1.22–7.98)
No	294(94.2)	306(98.1)	0.00
Number of sex partner				<0.001
> = 2	107(34.3)	40(12.8)	3.55(2.36–5.33)
1	205(65.7)	272(87.2)	1.00
Does your husband have other partner				<0.001
Yes	139(44.6)	58(18.6)	3.52(2.45–5.06)
No	173(55.4)	254(81.4)	1.00
Knowledge about cervical cancer				<0.001
Good knowledge	191(61.2)	57(24.2)	4.96(3.41–7.21)
Poor knowledge	121(38.8)	179(75.8)	0.00
Knowledge on cervical cancer screening				<0.001
Good knowledge	210(67.3)	59(25.0)	6.18(4.23–9.01)
Poor knowledge	102(32.7)	177(75.0)	0.00
Attitude on cervical cancer screening				<0.001
Positive attitude	229(73.4)	22(11.5)	21.19(12.72–35.30)
Negative attitude	83(26.6)	169(88.5)	0.00