Table 2 Association between default from follow-up care after screening positive to precancerous lesion of the cervix and sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of the participants (n = 108)
Characteristics | Defaulter (%) n = 51 | Non defaulter (%) n = 57 | Crude result | Adjusted result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
<40 | 25(49.0) | 20(35.1) | 1.8(0.8 – 4.2) | 0.20 | 1.2(0.8 – 6.9) | 0.23 |
≥40 | 26(51.0) | 37(64.9) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||
Parity | ||||||
≤2 | 15(29.4) | 18(31.6) | 2.0(0.8 – 5.6) | 0.88 | 1.1(0.5 – 8.1) | 0.95 |
>2 | 3(70.6) | 35(68.4) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||
Education status | ||||||
< Secondary | 19(37.5) | 10(17.5) | 2.9(1.1 – 7.7) | 0.03 | 3.1(2.0 – 5.2)a | 0.02 |
≥ Secondary | 31(62.7) | 47(82.5) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||
Marital Status | ||||||
Not married | 14(27.5) | 9(15.8) | 2.0(0.7 – 5.6) | 0.23 | 1.3(0.8 – 6.9) | 0.26 |
Married | 37(72.5) | 47(84.2) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||
Work status | ||||||
Not working | 27(52.9) | 19(33.3) | 2.3(1.0 – 5.4) | 0.06 | 1.2(0.8 – 8.1) | 0.11 |
Working | 23(47.1) | 37(66.7) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||
Type of Community | ||||||
Urban | 10(19.6) | 23(40.4) | 1(ref) | 0.03 | 1(ref) | 0.07 |
Rural | 41(80.4) | 34(59.6) | 2.8(1.1 – 7.3) | 1.6(0.9 –9.1) | ||
Distance of residence to clinic | ||||||
< 10 Km | 11(21.6) | 25(43.9) | 1(ref) | 0.02 | 1(ref) | 0.03 |
≥ 10 Km | 40(78.4) | 32(56.1) | 2.8(1.1 – 7.3) | 2.0(1.0 –4.1)b | ||
Current contraceptive use | ||||||
Using | 10(19.6) | 22(38.6) | 1(ref) | 0.05 | 1(ref) | 0.08 |
Not using | 41(80.4) | 35(61.4) | 2.6(1.0 -6.8) | 1.4(0.3 – 9.7) | ||
Previous cervical cancer screen | ||||||
Screened | 5(9.8) | 17(29.8) | 1(ref) | 0.02 | 1(ref) | |
Never Screened | 46(90.2) | 40(70.2) | 3.9(1.2 –13.4) | 3.5(3.1 – 8.4)c | 0.006 | |
HIV status | ||||||
Positive | 3(5.9) | 4(7.0) | 0.8(0.1-4.7) | 0.66 | 0.8(0.2-5.1) | 0.81 |
Negative | 48(94.1) | 53(93.0) | 1(ref) | 1(ref) | ||