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Table 2 Determinants of uptake of cervical cancer screening

From: Predictors of cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women: results of a nested case-control study in a nationally representative survey

Cancer screen

Crude Odds Ratio

Adjusted Odds Ratio

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age group

 30–34

1.00

 

1.00

 

 35–39

0.62 (0.41, 0.94)

0.024

0.54 (0.32, 0.90)

0.018

 40–44

1.45 (0.98, 2.14)

0.063

1.50 (0.90, 2.52)

0.121

 45–49

0.85 (0.52, 1.39)

0.517

1.00 (0.53, 1.88)

0.988

Marital status

 Not married

1.00

   

 Married

0.86 (0.48, 1.55)

0.618

1.48 (0.73, 3.02)

0.275

 Formerly married

1.04 (0.53, 2.02)

0.912

1.58 (0.70, 3.59)

0.270

Education level

 No formal education

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary incomplete

4.80 (2.03, 11.34)

0.000

0.83 (0.28, 2.53)

0.749

 Primary complete

6.21 (2.65, 14.51)

0.000

0.63 (0.20, 1.99)

0.426

 Secondary and above

10.03 (4.35, 23.12)

0.000

0.76 (0.24, 2.46)

0.653

Occupation

 Unemployed

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Employed

2.59 (1.25, 5.36)

0.010

1.76 (0.69, 4.52)

0.236

 Homemaker

0.91 (0.45, 1.81)

0.783

2.24 (0.99, 5.10)

0.054

 Non-paid/volunteer

1 (empty)

 

1 (empty)

 

 Self-employed

1.59 (0.81, 3.12)

0.180

2.55 (1.12, 5.81)

0.026

 Student

20.92 (0.02, 22921.15)

0.395

545.08 (0.34, 873199.6)

0.094

Wealth band

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Second

3.35 (1.59, 7.04)

0.001

1.48 (0.59, 3.74)

0.403

 Middle

6.63 (3.23, 13.62)

0.000

2.26 (0.92, 5.59)

0.076

 Fourth

9.18 (4.43, 19.02)

0.000

3.12 (1.19, 8.21)

0.021

 Richest

11.39 (5.55, 23.36)

0.000

2.19 (0.76, 6.31)

0.148

Residence

 Rural

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Urban

1.87 (1.35, 2.57)

0.000

0.82 (0.51, 1.33)

0.421

Heard of cervical cancer

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

59.47 (23.29, 151.87)

0.000

66.75 (23.77, 187.43)

0.000

Tobacco use

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.40 (0.12, 1.27)

0.119

0.71 (0.12, 4.42)

0.717

Alcohol consumption

 No alcohol

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Binge drinking

2.78 (1.25, 6.19)

0.012

5.94 (1.52, 23.15)

0.010

 Non-heavy drinking

2.78 (1.18, 6.60)

0.020

3.78 (0.96, 14.84)

0.057

Inadequate fruits and vegetables

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.42 (0.28, 0.64)

0.000

0.79 (0.46, 1.37)

0.404

Excess sugar

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.10 (1.25, 3.54)

0.005

3.17 (1.61, 6.21)

0.001

Salt intake

 Low

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High (above 7)

0.81 (0.52, 1.26)

0.344

1.17 (0.65, 2.12)

0.601

Physical activity

 Sufficient

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Insufficient

2.04 (1.20, 3.47)

0.009

2.76 (1.34, 5.67)

0.006

Diabetes

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.68 (0.74, 3.81)

0.211

1.37 (0.46, 4.13)

0.574

Hypertension

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.31 (0.92, 1.88)

0.135

0.99 (0.64, 1.55)

0.974

HDL

 Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Low

0.67 (0.41, 1.09)

0.104

0.50 (0.28, 0.88)

0.016