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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of cervical cancer screening

From: Screening for cervical cancer among women in five countries in sub-saharan Africa: analysis of the role played by distance to health facility and socio-demographic factors

Background characteristics

Distance to health facility

Model I

Big problem

Model II

Not a big problem

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)

Confidence Interval (CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)

Confidence Interval (CI)

Residence

 Urban

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Rural

1.00

0.85, 1.19

0.94

0.86, 1.04

Level of education

 No education

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Primary

3.18***

2.43, 4.15

3.99***

3.19, 5.00

 Secondary

5.46***

4.14, 7.22

5.06***

4.03, 6.36

 Higher

6.32***

4.29, 9.31

6.85***

5.35, 8.77

Wealth index

 Poorest

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Poorer

1.03

0.82, 1.28

1.11

0.90, 1.39

 Middle

0.88

0.69, 1.11

1.13

0.91, 1.39

 Richer

1.11

0.85, 1.45

1.23

0.99, 1.53

 Richest

0.99

0.73, 1.37

1.20

0.95, 1.50

Age

 15–19

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 20–24

4.08***

2.71, 6.13

3.30***

2.62, 4.16

 25–29

5.95***

3.98, 8.88

5.75***

4.60, 7.19

 30–34

9.42***

6.32, 14.05

8.51***

6.80, 10.66

 35–39

12.54***

8.41, 18.70

10.90***

8.70, 13.65

 40–44

13.89***

9.25, 20.85

14.62***

11.62, 18.38

 45–49

14.97***

9.90, 22.63

16.28***

12.87, 20.60

Contraceptive use

 Not using

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Using

2.11***

1.83, 2.43

1.98***

1.83, 2.14

Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

1.59***

1.33, 1.91

2.17***

1.96, 2.41

 At least once a week

2.01***

1.63, 2.48

3.15***

2.83, 3.51

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

1.50***

1.21, 1.87

1.42**

1.24, 1.63

 At least once a week

2.09***

1.75, 2.51

1.85***

1.66, 2.08

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

0.56***

0.46, 0.73

0.80**

0.70, 0.91

 At least once a week

0.66***

0.54, 0.80

0.83**

0.74, 0.94

Had any sexually transmitted infection in the last 12 months

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Yes

1.34*

1.01, 1.78

1.01

0.82, 1.23

  1. *P < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001, Ref Reference category
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