Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, screening awareness and behaviors by unscreened and screened
Characteristic | Cervical Cancer Screened | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unscreened (%) | Screened (%) | Total (%) | Uncorrected Pearson Chi2 | |
Age groups | ||||
 30–34 | 334 (82.8) | 69 (17.2) | 403 (34.2) | chi2(3) = 15.26, p-value = 0.025 |
 35–39 | 312 (88.6) | 40 (11.4) | 352 (29.8) | |
 40–44 | 195 (76.9) | 59 (23.1) | 253 (21.4) | |
 45–49 | 146 (85.0) | 26 (15.0) | 171 (14.5) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Marital status | ||||
 Not married | 68 (82.1) | 15 (17.9) | 83 (7.0) | chi2(2) = 0.96, p = 0.753 |
 Married | 761 (84.2) | 143 (15.8) | 903 (76.5) | |
 Formerly married | 157 (81.5) | 36 (18.5) | 193 (16.4) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Education level | ||||
 No formal education | 185 (96.8) | 6 (3.2) | 192 (16.3) | chi2(2) = 44.11, p < .000 |
 Primary incomplete | 273 (86.1) | 44 (13.9) | 317 (26.9) | |
 Primary complete | 267 (82.8) | 56 (17.2) | 323 (27.4) | |
 Secondary and above | 261 (74.8) | 88 (25.2) | 349 (29.6) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Occupation | ||||
 Unemployed | 76 (87.4) | 11 (12.6) | 87 (7.4) | chi2(5) = 24.78, p = 0.006 |
 Employed | 111 (72.9) | 41 (27.1) | 152 (12.9) | |
 Homemaker | 420 (88.5) | 55 (11.5) | 475 (40.3) | |
 Non-paid/volunteer | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |
 Self-employed | 378 (81.4) | 86 (18.6) | 464 (39.3) | |
 Student | 0 (25.0) | 0 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Wealth band | ||||
 Poorest | 257 (96.4) | 9 (3.6) | 266 (22.5) | chi2(4) = 75.3041, p < 0.000 |
 Second | 260 (89) | 32 (11) | 292 (24.7) | |
 Middle | 198 (80.3) | 49 (19.7) | 247 (20.9) | |
 Fourth | 137 (74.7) | 46 (25.4) | 183 (15.5) | |
 Richest | 135 (70.4) | 57 (29.6) | 192 (16.3) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 729 (86.2) | 117 (13.8) | 845 (71.6) | chi2(1) = 14.78, p = 0.006 |
 Urban | 258 (77.0) | 77 (23.0) | 335 (28.4) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Awareness of cervical cancer screening | ||||
 No | 573 (99.2) | 5 (0.8) | 578 (49.6) | chi2(1) = 206.71, p < 0.000 |
 Yes | 399 (67.9) | 189 (32.1) | 588 (50.4) | |
 Total | 972 (83.4) | 194 (16.6) | 1166 (100) | |
Current tobacco use | ||||
 No | 948 (83.3) | 190 (16.7) | 1138 (96.4) | chi2(1) = 2.60, p = 0.103 |
 Yes | 39 (92.6) | 3 (7.4) | 42 (3.6) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Episodic alcohol drinking | ||||
 No alcohol | 952 (84.4) | 176 (15.6) | 1128 (95.8) | chi2(2) = 12.16, p = 0.134 |
 Binge drinking | 18 (66.1) | 9 (33.9) | 28 (2.4) | |
 Non-heavy drinking | 16 (66.0) | 8 (34.0) | 24 (2) | |
 Total | 984 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1178 (100) | |
Inadequate fruits and vegetables | ||||
 No | 691 (80.8) | 164 (19.2) | 855 (72.5) | chi2(1) = 17.28, p = 0.001 |
 Yes | 296 (90.9) | 30 (9.1) | 325 (27.5) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Excess sugar | ||||
 No | 168 (90.7) | 17 (9.3) | 186 (15.8) | chi2(1) = 8.10, p = 0.024 |
 Yes | 818 (82.3) | 176 (17.7) | 994 (84.2) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Actual intake of salt | ||||
 Low salt (7 and below | 823 (83.2) | 167 (16.9) | 990 (83.9) | chi2(1) = 0.08, p = 0.840 |
 High (above 7) | 163 (85.9) | 27 (14.1) | 190 (16.1) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Physical activity | ||||
 Sufficient | 932 (84.4) | 173 (15.7) | 1105 (93.6) | chi2(1) = 7.15, p = 0.020 |
 Insufficient | 55 (72.6) | 21 (27.5) | 75 (6.4) | |
 Total | 986 (83.6) | 194 (16.4) | 1180 (100) | |
Diabetic | ||||
 No | 900 (83.7) | 175 (16.3) | 1075 (97.1) | chi2(1) = 1.60, p = 0.332 |
 Yes | 24 (75.3) | 8 (24.7) | 32 (2.9) | |
 Total | 924 (83.5) | 183 (16.5) | 1107 (100) | |
Hypertensive | ||||
 No | 296 (86.3) | 47 (13.7) | 342 (29.4) | chi2(1) = 2.24, p = 0.233 |
 Yes | 680 (82.8) | 141 (17.2) | 822 (70.6) | |
 Total | 976 (83.8) | 188 (16.2) | 1164 (100) | |