Table 2. Univariate analyses of socio-demographic and clinical predictors of Pap smear testing uptake after 6 months of follow-up (n = 98).
| Predictors | Estimates of effect on Pap smear testing uptake | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptake n = 35 (%) | Non-uptake n = 63 (%) |
Risk ratio (95%CI) | p-value | |
| Age, years | ||||
| ≥38 | 14 (35.0) | 26 (65.0) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| <38 | 21 (36.2) | 37 (63.8) | 1.05 (0.45–2.46) | 0.902 |
| Residential location, km | ||||
| ≥15 | 17 (32.7) | 35 (67.3) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| <15 | 18 (39.1) | 28 (60.9) | 1.32 (0.58–3.03) | 0.507 |
| Prior pregnancies | ||||
| 0 | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| 1–3 | 24 (31.6) | 52 (68.4) | 1.52 (0.25–9.29) | 0.648 |
| >3 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.62 (0.60–2.97) | 0.545 |
| Menopausal status | ||||
| Premenopause | 28 (36.4) | 49 (63.6) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Postmenopause | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) | 1.09 (0.56–2.14) | 0.797 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Ever married | 28 (35.0) | 52 (65.0) | 0.85 (0.29–2.43) | 0.756 |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Educated | 33 (36.3) | 58 (63.7) | 1.42 (0.26–7.74) | 0.684 |
| Level of income | ||||
| Lower | 6 (15.4) | 33 (84.6) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Middle | 17 (47.2) | 19 (52.8) | 4.92 (1.66–14.61) | 0.004 |
| Upper | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 6.00 (1.81–19.81) | 0.003 |
| Awareness of Pap smear | ||||
| No | 3 (5.0) | 57 (95.0) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Yes | 32 (84.2) | 6 (15.8) | 16.84 (5.54–51.18) | 0.001 |
| Previous Pap smear testing | ||||
| No | 11 (15.5) | 60 (84.5) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Yes | 24 (88.9) | 3 (11.1) | 5.74 (3.28–10.04) | 0.001 |
| GOP clinic attendance | ||||
| No | 16 (21.6) | 58 (78.4) | 1.00 (ref) | - |
| Yes | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) | 13.78 (4.45–42.64) | 0.001 |
km, kilometre; GOP, general outpatient; Pap, Papanicolaou