Table 1.
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of women screened for cervical cancer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Variables, n = 844 | n(%) | Name of health center | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH | W1H | SH | FMH | LH | ||
| Age (in years), p = 0.008 | ||||||
| 15–24 | 54 (6.4) | 19 (12.7) | 9 (5.3) | 6 (3.1) | 9 (6.9) | 11 (5.5) |
| 25–34 | 343 (40.7) | 48 (32.0) | 70 (41.2) | 94 (48.2) | 55 (42.3) | 76 (38.2) |
| 35–45 | 359 (42.5) | 61 (40.7) | 69 (40.6) | 76 (39.0) | 61 (46.9) | 92 (46.2) |
| 46–55 | 77 (9.1) | 20 (13.3) | 19 (11.2) | 18 (9.2) | 3 (2.3) | 17 (8.6) |
| > 55 | 11 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.7) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (1.5) |
| Residence, p = 0.410 | ||||||
| Addis Ababa (AA) | 841 (99.4) | 149 (99.3) | 170 (100.0) | 194 (99.5) | 130 (100.0) | 198 (99.5) |
| Outside AA | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Marital status, p = 0.02 | ||||||
| Single | 87 (10.3) | 30 (20.0) | 21 (12.4) | 12 (6.2) | 5 (3.8) | 19 (9.5) |
| Married | 696 (82.5) | 112 (74.7) | 141 (82.9) | 169 (86.6) | 111 (85.4) | 163 (81.9) |
| Divorced | 53 (6.3) | 8 (5.3) | 7 (4.1) | 12 (6.2) | 12 (9.2) | 14 (7.0) |
| Widowed | 8 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (1.6) |
| Ever habit of smoking, p = 0.653 | ||||||
| Yes | 11 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.5) |
| No | 833 (98.7) | 147 (98.0) | 168 (98.8) | 192 (98.5) | 130 (100.0) | 196 (98.5) |
| Age at first sexual intercourse, p < 0.0001 | ||||||
| ≤ 15 | 174 (20.6) | 22 (14.7) | 21 (12.4) | 40 (20.5) | 17 (13.1) | 49 (24.6) |
| 16–24 | 584 (69.2) | 103 (68.7) | 97 (57.1) | 118 (60.5) | 68 (52.3) | 126 (63.3) |
| 25–34 | 81 (9.6) | 25 (16.6) | 51 (30.0) | 35 (17.9) | 45 (34.6) | 23 (11.6) |
| 35–44 | 5 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Life time sexual partners, p < 0.0001 | ||||||
| 1 | 287 (34.0) | 56 (37.3) | 74 (43.5) | 57 (29.2) | 52 (40.0) | 48 (24.1) |
| ≥ 2 | 557 (66.0) | 94 (62.7) | 96 (56.5) | 138 (70.8) | 78 (60.0) | 151 (75.9) |
| Previously screened for cervical cancer | ||||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| No | 844 (100) | 150 (100) | 170 (100) | 195 (100) | 130 (100) | 199 (100) |
p-value is as per chi-square test done between demographic characteristics and health center type, AH Arada health center, W1H Woreda 1 health center, SH Selam health center, FH Felegemelese health center, LH Lideta health center.