Table 4.

Logistic regression results for factors associated with cancer signs and symptoms awareness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Study variables	Level of awareness		COR [95% CI], p value	AOR [95% CI], p value
	Good n (%)	Poor n (%)
Gender
Male	209 (41.88)	108 (21.64)	I	I
Female	193 (38.68)	90 (18.04)	0.88, [0.61, 1.28], 0.51	1.20, [0.79, 1.81], 0.39
Marital status
Single	165 (33.07)	83 (16.63)	I	I
Married	197 (39.48)	95 (19.04)	0.99, [0.68,1.46], 0.99	2.60,[0.91,7.39],0.07
Divorced	24 (4.81)	9 (1.80)	1.41, [0.57, 3.49], 0.45	0.86, [0.54, 1.37], 0.52
Education
Illiterate	14 (2.81)	28 (5.61)	I	I
Primary	39 (7.82)	22 (4.41)	3.34, [1.43, 7.83], 0.005*	4.50, [1.72, 11.79],0.02*
Secondary	88 (17.64)	50 (10.02)	2.83, [1.33, 6.02], 0.007*	4.62, [1.86, 11.43], 0.001*
Tertiary	231 (46.29)	82 (16.43)	4.86, [2.39, 9.89], < 0.01*	7.51, [3.04, 18.56], < 0.01*
Employment
Unemployed	57 (11.42)	30 (6.01)	I	I
Governmental organization	85 (17.03)	34 (6.81)	1.43, [0.77, 2.64], 0.24	0.46, [0.14, 1.49], 0.19
Non-governmental organization/private	206 (41.28)	102 (20.44)	0.97, [0.56, 1.62], 0.89	0.40, [0.14, 1.20], 0.10
Retired	16 (3.21)	9 (1.80)	0.85, [0.33, 2.18], 0.73	0.74, [0.24, 2.28], 0.59
Age in years
18–29	148 (29.66)	77 (15.43)	I	I
30–39	129 (25.85)	48 (9.62)	1.49, [0.91, 2.43],0.11	0.51, [0.87, 2.48], 0.15
40–49	70 (14.03)	27 (5.41)	1.41, [0.78,2.54],0.26	0.21, [0.78,3.05], 0.21
50–59	37 (7.41)	16 (3.21)	1.27, [0.64,2.54],0.48	1.33, [0.62,2.88], 0.46
≥ 60	18 (3.6)	30 (6.01)	0.29, [0.15, 0.15], < 0.01*	0.28, [0.12, 0.65], 0.003*

OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio

* Significant difference