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. 2020 Mar 5;20:49. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-00915-9

Table 4.

Factors associated with pap smear test status from binary logistic regression (n = 242)

Characteristics Unadjusted model Adjusted model
UOR (95% CI) P-value AOR (95% CI) P-value
Age of respondent (years)
 18–29 ref ref
 30–39 0.33 (0.1, 1.09) 0.07 0.56 (0.11, 3.01) 0.5
 40–49 0.22 (0.06, 0.78) 0.019 0.64 (0.11, 3.91) 0.63
 50–59 0.18 (0.06, 0.53) 0.002 0.45 (0.09, 2.35) 0.35
 60–69 0.31 (0.1, 0.95) 0.04 0.88 (0.16, 5.03) 0.89
 70 or more 0.38 (0.12, 1.24) 0.109 1.48 (0.22, 9.95) 0.69
Ethnic group 0.56
 Akan ref
 Ewe 0.68 (0.27, 1.7) 0.405
 Ga-Adangbe 0.6 (0.23, 1.6) 0.311
 Guan 0.36 (0.08, 1.66) 0.188
 Northern dialect 0.97 (0.46, 2.06) 0.939
Marital status
 Never married ref ref
 Currently married 0.05 (0.01, 0.26) < 0.001 0.12 (0.02, 0.89) 0.04
 Cohabiting 0.13 (0.01, 1.39) 0.092 0.31 (0.02, 5.09) 0.41
 Separated/divorced 0.1 (0.02, 0.52) 0.006 0.17 (0.02, 1.41) 0.1
 Widowed 0.05 (0.01, 0.27) < 0.001 0.07 (0.01, 0.62) 0.02
Father’s educational level
 No formal education ref ref
 Primary or less 0.93 (0.32, 2.69) 0.892 0.4 (0.13, 1.28) 0.12
 Secondary or higher 1.73 (0.92, 3.23) 0.086 1.18 (0.51, 2.7) 0.7
Rate your health today
 Good/very good ref
 Moderate 1.56 (0.81, 2.99) 0.181
 Bad/very bad 1.56 (0.5, 4.82) 0.44
Satisfaction with health care
 Satisfied/very satisfied ref ref
 Indifferent 1.68 (0.7, 4.02) 0.246 2.91 (0.91, 9.33) 0.07
 Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied 3.97 (0.86, 18.34) 0.077 16.75 (2.85, 98.33) < 0.001
Rate health care involvement
 Good/very good ref ref
 Moderate 0.32 (0.14, 0.76) 0.01 0.2 (0.07, 0.58) < 0.001
 Bad/very bad 0.12 (0.06, 0.25) < 0.001 0.09 (0.04, 0.21) < 0.001
Difficulty with self-care
 None ref
 Mild 1.9 (0.7, 5.14) 0.207
 Moderate 2.98 (0.58, 15.21) 0.189

UOR Unadjusted odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ref. Reference category.