Research Article
Cervical Cancer Screening Acceptance among Women in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Factors associated with acceptance of cervical cancer screening among women in Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017.
| | Variables | Acceptance accepted (%) | Not accepted % | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 88 (15.8) | 469 (84.2) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | | Single | 47 (25.2) | 184 (74.8) | 1 | 1 |
| | Parity | | Nulliparous | 51 (26.8) | 139 (73.2) | 1 | 1 | | Have 1–4 children | 64 (16.3) | 328 (83.7) | 3.4 (1.9–6.0) | 1.9 (1.2, 2.9) | | Have 4+ children | 20 (9.7) | 186 (90.3) | 1.8 (1.2–2.9) | 3.1 (1.7, 5.5) |
| | Educational status | | Have formal education | 82 (23.6) | 266 (76.4) | 2.3 (1.5–3.3) | 1.0 (0.6–1.9) | | Have no formal education | 53 (12.0) | 387 (88.0) | 1 | 1 |
| | Resident | | Urban | 71 (22.3) | 247 (77.7) | 1.8 (1.3–2.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | | Rural | 64 (13.6) | 406 (86.4) | 1 | 1 |
| | Occupation | | Housewives | 65 (13.0) | 434 (87.0) | 1 | 1 | | Employee and student | 70 (24.2) | 219 (75.8) | 2.1 (1.5–3.1) | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) |
| | Income situation | | Independent | 50 (21.7) | 180 (78.3) | 1.5 (1.0–2.3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | | Dependent | 85 (15.2) | 473 (84.8) | 1 | 1 |
| | Knowledge | | Knowledgeable | 79 (27.5%) | 208 (72.5) | 3.0 (2.0–4.4) | 2.6 (1.7, 3.8) | | Not knowledgeable | 56 (11.2) | 445 (88.8) | 1 | 1 |
| | Perceived severity | | Perceived as severe | 28 (10.8) | 232 (89.2) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.1) | | Perceived as not severe | 107 (20.3) | 421 (79.7) | 1 | 1 |
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value <0.05 and value <0.001. COR = crude odds ratio, OR = adjusted odds ratio. |
