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Table 1 Distribution of CCS uptake across the various variables

From: Early age at menarche and history of sexually transmitted infections significantly predict cervical cancer screening uptake among women aged 25–49 years: evidence from the 2021 Côte d’Ivoire demographic and health survey

Variables

Weighted Sample n (%)

Proportion screened

n (%)

Chi-square

(X2); p-value

Age at first menstruation

  

X2 = 9.4258; p = 0.002

Before age 15

5843 (64.36)

423 (7.23)

 

At age 15 and above

3235 (35.64)

260 (8.05)

 

Had STI in the last 12 months

  

X2= 96.9843;p < 0.001

No

8324 (91.69)

581 (6.98)

 

Yes

754 (8.31)

102 (13.55)

 

Sexual debut

  

X2= 28.8213;p < 0.001

Before 18 years

6623 (72.96)

413 (6.23)

 

At age 18 year or older

2455 (27.04)

270 (11.02)

 

Parity

  

X2= 93.9127; p < 0.001

Nulliparous

637 (7.02)

87 (13.67)

 

Uniparous

1129 (12.44)

158 (13.96)

 

Multiparous

7312 (80.54)

438 (5.99)

 

Age

  

X2 = 7.9698; p < 0.093

25–29 years

2331 (25.68)

164 (7.03)

 

30–34 years

2357 (25.96)

183 (7.77)

 

35–39 years

1972 (21.72)

130 (6.57)

 

40–44 years

1488 (16.39)

117 (7.89)

 

45–49 years

931 (10.25)

89 (9.56)

 

Place of residence

  

X2= 137.5343;p < 0.001

Urban

5167 (56.92)

555 (10.75)

 

Rural

3911 (43.08)

128 (3.26)

 

Educational level

  

X2= 492.2283;p < 0.001

No education

5379 (59.25)

186 (3.47)

 

Primary

1837 (20.24)

133 (7.24)

 

Secondary

1336 (14.72)

200 (14.93)

 

Higher

526 (5.79)

164 (31.20)

 

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

  

X2= 208.8969;p < 0.001

Not at all

8052 (88.70)

478 (5.96)

 

Less than once a week

566 (6.24)

105 (18.51)

 

At least once a week

459 (5.06)

98 (21.41)

 

Frequency of listening to radio

  

X2= 87.6613;p < 0.001

Not at all

5602 (61.71)

329 (5.88)

 

Less than once a week

1863 (20.53)

147 (7.86)

 

At least once a week

1613 (17.77)

207 (12.83)

 

Frequency of watching television

  

X2= 143.5062;p < 0.001

Not at all

3128 (34.46)

84 (2.67)

 

Less than once a week

1259 (13.87)

87 (6.92)

 

At least once a week

4691 (51.67)

512 (10.92)

 

Wealth index

  

X2= 399.7699;p < 0.001

Poorest

1744 (19.21)

32 (1.81)

 

Poorer

1684 (18.55)

47 (2.82)

 

Middle

1706 (18.79)

91 (5.32)

 

Richer

1919 (21.14)

144 (7.53)

 

Richest

2026 (22.31)

369 (18.21)

 

Health insurance coverage

  

X2= 413.7774;p = 0.001

Not covered

8337 (91.84)

476 (5.71)

 

Covered

741 (8.16)

207 (27.97)

 

Marital status

  

X2= 53.1469;p < 0.001

Never married

946 (10.42)

121 (12.84)

 

Currently in union

7390 (81.40)

505 (6.83)

 

Previously in union

742 (8.18)

57 (7.62)

 

Total

9078 (100)

683 (7.52)