Table 2.
Association of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer and utilisation of cervical cancer screening across participants characteristics
| Characteristics | Number of observation | Women’s knowledge of cervical cancer | Utilisation of cervical cancer screening services | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | 95% CI | P-value1 | n (%) | 95% CI | P-value1 | |
| Age group | |||||||
| < 26 years | 203,472 (11.75) | 63,232 (31.08) | (30.88–31.28) | 47,559 (26.02) | (25.82–26.22) | ||
| 26–35 years | 629,486 (36.36) | 217,696 (34.58) | (34.47–34.70) | < 0.001 | 175,494 (29.62) | (29.50–29.74) | < 0.001 |
| 36–45 years | 674,297 (38.95) | 241,054 (35.75) | (35.63–35.86) | 199,553 (31.06) | (30.95–31.17) | ||
| 46 or more | 223,878 (12.93) | 79,957 (35.71) | (35.52–35.91) | 67,803 (32.00) | (31.80–32.20) | ||
| Educational level | |||||||
| no education | 752,174 (41.05) | 203,970 (26.74) | (26.81–27.01) | 148,425 (22.19) | (22.09–22.29) | ||
| primary | 399,246 (21.79) | 140,437 (39.40) | (39.24–39.56) | < 0.001 | 116,728 (35.72) | (35.55–35.88) | < 0.001 |
| secondary | 570,867 (31.15) | 208,976 (39.93) | (39.80–40.06) | 182,532 (34.21) | (34.08–34.33) | ||
| higher | 110,019 (6.00) | 45,628 (47.35) | (47.05–47.65) | 42,724 (42.64) | (42.33–42.94) | ||
| Household head | |||||||
| male | 1,527,282 (85.17) | 558,890 (36.70) | (36.62–36.77) | < 0.001 | 414,864 (28.81) | (28.73–28.88) | < 0.001 |
| female | 265,922 (14.83) | 104,376 (39.75) | (39.56–39.94) | 79,670 (31.34) | (31.16–31.52) | ||
| Household size | |||||||
| < 5 members | 534,170 (29.64) | 189,376 (38.17) | (38.04–38.30) | 16,4587 (32.61) | (32.48–32.74) | ||
| 5–7 members | 858,427 (47.63) | 318,362 (36.53) | (36.43–36.63) | < 0.001 | 239,802 (29.20) | (29.10–29.30) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 8 members | 409,815 (22.74) | 156,481 (36.45) | (36.30–36.59) | 90,147 (24.46) | (24.32–24.60) | ||
| Currently breastfeeding | |||||||
| no | 1,341,835 (78.97) | 463,050 (35.19) | (35.11–35.27) | < 0.001 | 403,083 (31.13) | (31.05–31.21) | < 0.001 |
| yes | 357,415 (21.03) | 119,168 (31.63) | (31.47–31.78) | 77,186 (23.82) | (23.67–23.96) | ||
| Currently amenorrheic | |||||||
| no | 1,569,088 (91.70) | 539,226 (34.69) | (34.61–34.76) | 460,973 (30.57) | (30.49–30.64) | < 0.001 | |
| yes | 141,967 (8.30) | 51,881 (35.14) | (34.89–35.39) | 0.312 | 29,434 (24.23) | (23.99–24.47) | |
| Currently abstaining | |||||||
| no | 1,595,179 (93.23) | 553,764 (34.71) | (34.64–34.79) | < 0.001 | 465,436 (30.40) | (30.32–30.47) | < 0.001 |
| yes | 115,876 (6.77) | 40,415 (34.88) | (34.60–35.15) | 24,971 (25.40) | (25.13–25.67) | ||
| Marital status | |||||||
| married | 1,529,410 (88.82) | 517,451 (33.83) | (33.76–33.91) | < 0.001 | 408,194 (28.19) | (45.00–45.46) | < 0.001 |
| others | 192,514 (11.18) | 83,854 (43.56) | (43.34–43.78) | 82,213 (45.23) | (28.12–28.27) | ||
| Employment status | |||||||
| no | 333,605 (51.07) | 149,712 (44.88) | (44.71–45.05) | < 0.001 | 110,798 (36.11) | (35.94–36.28) | 0.174 |
| yes | 319,666 (48.93) | 165,495 (51.77) | (51.60–51.94) | 93,590 (36.83) | (36.64–37.01) | ||
| Access to health facility | |||||||
| no problem | 437,869 (25.77) | 136,530 (31.18) | (31.04–31.32) | 148,406 (32.60) | (32.46–32.73) | < 0.001 | |
| some problem | 672,322 (39.57) | 262,319 (39.02) | (38.90–39.13) | < 0.001 | 179,888 (29.45) | (29.33–29.56) | |
| extreme problem | 588,996 (34.66) | 186,316 (31.63) | (31.51–31.75) | 151,967 (27.49) | (27.37–27.61) | ||
| Health insurance coverage | |||||||
| no | 1,372,070 (79.75) | 467,290 (34.06) | (33.98–34.14) | < 0.001 | 359,259 (27.86) | (27.78–27.94) | < 0.001 |
| yes | 348,436 (20.25) | 147,864 (42.44) | (42.27–42.60) | 114,053 (33.28) | (33.12–33.44) | ||
| Mass media exposure | |||||||
| no | 704,804 (39.94) | 214,934 (30.50) | (30.39–30.60) | < 0.001 | 120,414 (19.33) | (19.24–19.43) | < 0.001 |
| yes | 1,059,673 (60.06) | 439,673 (41.49) | (41.40–41.59) | 363,979 (35.13) | (35.04–35.23) | ||
| Wealth Index | |||||||
| poorest (Q1) | 410,984 (22.92) | 104,745 (25.49) | (25.35–25.62) | < 0.001 | 70,699 (18.76) | (18.64–18.89) | |
| poorer (Q2) | 385,984 (21.52) | 123,850 (32.09) | (31.94–32.23) | 88,121 (24.39) | (24.25–24.53) | < 0.001 | |
| middle (Q3) | 364,113 (20.31) | 139,510 (38.32) | (38.16–38.47) | 104,965 (30.52) | (30.36–30.67) | ||
| richer (Q4) | 341,052 (19.02) | 149,721 (43.90) | (43.73–44.07) | 114,233 (35.07) | (34.90–35.23) | ||
| richest (Q5) | 299,854 (16.64) | 148,328 (48.68) | (44.52–55.29) | 116,516 (40.19) | (35.16–42.92) | ||
| Place of residence | |||||||
| urban | 600,094 (33.30) | 271,061 (45.17) | (45.04–45.30) | < 0.001 | 206,979 (36.11) | (35.99–36.23) | < 0.001 |
| rural | 1,201,893 (66.70) | 395,695 (32.92) | (32.84–33.01) | 287,558 (25.65) | (25.56–25.73) | ||
| Total | 1,801,987 (100.00) | 666,789 (36.99) | (36.92–37.06) | 494,537 (29.19) | (29.12–29.25) | ||
1P-values were derived using chi-square test, CI confidence interval