Table 3.
Factors Associated With Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Cervical Cancer Screening, Among Women Attending Public Health Facilities in Ambo Town, Central Ethiopia Ambo, 2020.
| Variables | Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening | COR (CI = 95%) | AOR (CI = 95%) | |
| Poor Knowledge | Good Knowledge | |||
| Education level | ||||
| No education | 17 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary (1-8) | 51 | 70 | 9.90 (4.44, 21.82) | 7.94 (3.70, 26.71) |
| Secondary (9-12) | 67 | 71 | 3.73 (1.87, 7.45) | 3.32 (1.50, 7.33) |
| Diploma and above | 69 | 32 | 2.86 (1.44, 5.69) | 2.22 (1.32, 6.18) |
| Can cervical cancers cure at early stage | ||||
| Yes | 78 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 94 | 100 | 2.77 (1.67, 4.59) | 2.26 (1.46, 7.28) |
| Don’t know | 32 | 80 | 6.50 (3.61,11.70) | 6.23 (2.767, 15.13) |
| Attitude of cervical cancer screening | ||||
| Poor attitude | Positive attitude | |||
| Education level | ||||
| No formal education | 21 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Elementary | 64 | 57 | 0.57 (0.30, 1.09) | 0.52 (0.27, 1.02) |
| High school | 76 | 62 | 0.52 (0.27, .99) | 0.49 (0.26,0.95) |
| Diploma and above | 62 | 39 | 0.40 (0.20, 0.79) | 0.37 (0.19,0.74) |
| Number of sexual partners | ||||
| Single | 206 | 188 | 1 | |
| Multiple | 17 | 3 | 0.19 (0.06,0.9.67) | 0.18 (0.05,0.62) |
| Practice toward cervical cancer screening | ||||
| Good | Poor | |||
| Attitude score | ||||
| Poor Attitude | 18 | 205 | 1 | 1 |
| Positive Attitude | 8 | 183 | 2.01 (0.85, 4.73) | 2.37 (1.91, 6.20) |