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. 2022 Dec 2;37(1):414. doi: 10.4102/sajid.v37i1.414

TABLE 4.

Prevalence risk ratios of factors associated with preference for human papilloma virus sample collection procedure among women living with HIV at a rural HIV clinic.

Variable Total Preference for HPV screening
Unadjusted PRR Adjusted PRR
Nurse-led
Patient-led
n % n %
Age
30–45 years 324 234 72.2 90 27.8 1 1
46–65 years 102 62 61.0 40 39.0 0.66 (0.47–0.92)* 1.59 (1.13–2.24)***
Marital status
Not married 262 181 69.1 81 30.9 1 1
Married or living with a partner 164 115 70.1 49 29.9 1.0 (0.72–1.30) 1.07 (0.79–1.43)
Level of education
Primary education 307 215 70.0 92 30.0 1 1
Secondary education 92 64 70.0 28 30.0 1.02 (0.71–1.45) 1.03 (0.70–1.51)
Tertiary education 27 17 63.0 10 37.0 1.57 (0.96–2.56) 1.57 (0.96–2.56)
History of any STI
No 213 138 64.8 75 35.2 1 1
Yes 213 158 74.2 55 25.8 0.73 (0.54–0.98)* 0.74 (0.55–0.98)*
Number of live births (parity)
≤ 5 children 307 214 69.7 93 30.3 1 1
> 5 children 119 82 68.9 37 31.1 1.03 (0.75–1.45) 0.99 (0.62–1.57)
Gravity
≤ 6 pregnancies 275 191 69.6 84 30.6 1 1
> 6 pregnancies 151 105 69.5 46 30.5 1 (0.74–1.35) 0.87 (0.56–1.24)
Heard about CC on television
No 346 247 71.4 99 28.6 1 1
Yes 78 47 60.3 31 39.7 1.39 (1.01–1.91)* 1.48 (1.09–2.02)**
Heard about CC from VHT
No 279 182 65.2 97 34.8 1 1
Yes 147 114 77.6 33 22.4 0.64 (0.46–0.91)* 0.61 (0.42–0.88)***

Note: P-values in bold are statistically significant with a p-value less than 5%. AIC: 1.28; Log pseudolikelihood: −260.54.

N, frequency; HPV, human papilloma virus; PRR, prevalence risk ratios; CC, cervical cancer; VHT, village health team; STI, sexually transmitted infection.

*

, p < 0.05;

**

, p < 0.01;

***

, p < 0.0001.