Table 1.
The cervical cancer screening status across the characteristics of the population, NFHS-4, 2015–2016.
| Characteristics | Cervical Cancer Screening | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Age—15:34 | 78,480 (17.06) | 381,477 (82.94) | <0.001 |
| Age—35:49 | 68,900 (28.74) | 170,829 (71.26) | |
| BMI—Underweight | 22,438 (14.89) | 128,221 (85.11) | <0.001 |
| BMI—Normal | 83,587 (20.37) | 326,849 (79.63) | |
| BMI—Overweight | 29,397 (30.27) | 67,719 (69.73) | |
| BMI—Obese | 9868 (34.09) | 19,077 (65.91) | |
| Visiting health facility—Not a big problem | 97,774 (22.16) | 343,517 (77.84) | <0.001 |
| Visiting health facility—only distance a big problem | 10,596 (21.03) | 39,800 (78.97) | |
| Visiting health facility—only transport a big problem | 7468 (20.00) | 29,876 (80.00) | |
| Visiting health facility—transport & distance a big problem | 31,542 (18.48) | 139,113 (81.52) | |
| Contraception use—condoms | 9458 (32.04) | 20,059 (67.96) | <0.001 |
| Contraception use—others | 70,756 (30.53) | 160,985 (69.47) | |
| Contraception use—none | 67,166 (15.32) | 371,262 (84.68) | |
| Children—none | 15,075 (6.76) | 207,992(93.24) | <0.001 |
| Children—one or two | 74,678 (29.68). | 176,906 (70.32) | |
| Children—three or four | 44,925 (27.08) | 120,985 (72.92) | |
| Children—more than four | 12,702 (21.48) | 46,423 (78.52) | |
| Autonomy—respondent decides on health care alone | 2865 (30.36) | 6573 (69.64) | <0.001 |
| Autonomy—respondent decides on health care along with husband | 16,976 (30.19) | 39,262 (69.81) | |
| Autonomy—Husband and family decides on health care | 6009 (28.43) | 15,126 (71.57) | |
| Sex partners—one | 25,482 (29.94) | 59,624 (70.06) | <0.001 |
| Sex partners—two | 475 (26.60) | 1311 (73.40) | |
| Sex partners—more than two | 239(24.24) | 747 (75.76) | |
| STI awareness—no | 4809 (17.21) | 23,468 (24.86) | <0.001 |
| STI awareness—yes | 23,127 (82.79) | 70,947 (75.14) | |
| Years of schooling—median(IQR) | 7 (0,10) | 8(0,10) | <0.001 |
| Religion—Hindu | 109,376 (21.06) | 409,905 (78.94) | <0.001 |
| Religion—Muslim | 19,247 (20.35) | 75,344 (79.65 | |
| Religion—Christian | 9454 (18.14) | 42,659 (81.86) | |
| Religion—others | 9303 (27.60) | 24,398 (72.40) | |
| Wealth Index—poorest | 18,224 (13.68) | 115,025 (86.32) | <0.001 |
| Wealth Index—poorer | 25,994 (17.39) | 123,472 (82.61) | |
| Wealth Index—middle | 30,999 (21.06) | 116,169 (78.94) | |
| Wealth Index—richer | 33,826 (24.42) | 104,676 (75.58) | |
| Wealth Index—richest | 38,337 (29.20) | 92,964 (70.08) | |