Table 2.

Bivariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression of Variables Associated with Practice of BCS Among Women Aged 20–70 Years Old in SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2020

Variables	Practice of BCS			COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)
	Yes		No
Age (years)
20–34	42		298	1	1
35–49	33		163	1.4 (0.88–2.36)*	1.4 (0.65–3.10)
50–70	8		66	0.9 (0.39–1.92)	0.9 (0.30–3.15)
Woman’s educational status
Illiterate/primary	7		168	1	1
Secondary	26		187	3.3 (1.41–7.89)*	2.0 (0.69–5.80)
College and above	50		172	7.0 (3.08–15.83)*	3.6 (1.17–10.84)**
Woman’s occupational status
Unemployed	13		107	1	1
Gov/NGO-employed	41		147	2.3 (1.17–4.49)*	0.5 (0.21–1.35)
Self-employed	16		123	1.1 (0.49–2.33)	0.5 (0.18–1.35)
Housewife	13		150	0.7 (0.32–1.60)	0.9 (0.30–3.00)
Marital status
Ever married	70		408	1.6 (0.84–2.94)*	1.1 (0.17–6.79)
Never married	13		119	1	1
Number of children
0	15		135	1	1
1–2	26		178	1.3 (0.67–2.58)	2.1 (0.34–13.49)
3–4	27		144	1.7 (0.86–3.31)*	2.0 (0.29–14.15)
≥5	15		135	1.9 (0.89–4.17)*	3.4 (0.44–26.10)
Family history of BC
Yes	25		27	8.0 (4.35–14.66)*	3.9 (1.81–8.41)**
No	58		500	1	1
Awareness about BC
Good	71		365	2.6 (1.39–4.98)*	0.8 (0.37–1.82)
Poor	12		162	1	1
Awareness about BCS methods
Yes	67		158	9.8 (5.50–17.40)*	3.0 (1.46–6.22)**
No	16		369	1	1
Knowing someone screened for BC
Yes	64		142	9.1 (5.29–15.78)*	2.1 (1.07–4.31)**
No	19		385	1	1
Attitude toward BC and its screening
Favorable	60		199	4.3 (2.58–7.17)*	3.0 (1.65–5.63)**
Unfavorable	23		328	1	1
BCS recommendation by health professional
Yes	71		159	13.7 (7.23–25.96)*	5.0 (2.35-10.68)**
No	12		368	1	1

Notes: *Variables with a p-value of ≤0.25, **significant at p-value <0.05, 1: reference, unemployed (daily labor, student).

Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.