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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and factors associated with uptake of cervical cancer screening, Gondar, 2017

From: Comprehensive knowledge and uptake of cervical cancer screening is low among women living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia

Variables Total Screening AOR (95% CI)
No (n = 231) Yes (n = 71)
Age group, in years
  < 29 128 (42.4%) 111 17 1
 30–39 105 (34.8%) 69 36 2.78 (1.71–7.29)
  > 40 69 (22.8%) 51 18 2.61 (1 .89–5.17)
Residence
 Rural 91 (30.1%) 71 20
 Urban 211 (69.9%) 160 51
Marital status
 Unmarried 123 (40.7%) 112 11
 Ever married 179 (59.3%) 119 60
Educational status
 Illiterate 33 (10.9%) 28 5 1
 Primary 145 (48%) 133 12 0.87 (0.33–1.79)
 Secondary 80 (26.5%) 66 14 1.08 (0.54–1.91)
 Tertiary 44 (14.6%) 4 40 0.41 (0.21–1.29)
Average monthly income
  < 100 148 (49%) 119 29
 100–150 85 (28.2%) 59 16
  > 150 69 (22.8%) 43 26
Age at first sex
  ≤ 16 63 (20.9%) 46 17
  > 16 239 (79.1%) 185 54
Had multiple sexual partner
 No 123 (40.7%) 89 34 1
 Yes 179 (59.3%) 142 37 1.01 (0.43–1.72)
Comprehensive knowledge about CC
 Not knowledgeable 238 (78.8%) 129 9 1
 Knowledgeable 64 (21.2%) 2 62 3.02 (2.31–7.15)
CD4 count
  < 500 cells/ul 202 (66.9%) 170 32
  > 500 cells/ul 100 (33.1%) 61 39
WHO clinical stage
 One 91 (30.1%) 80 11 1
 Two 111 (36.7%) 90 21 0.62(0.39–1.72)
 Three 67 (22.2%) 52 15 1.01(0.41–1.52)
 Four 33 (11%) 9 24 0.91(0.40–1.69)
Perceived susceptibility
 None receptive 118 (39.1%) 105 13 1
 Receptive 184 (60.9%) 126 58 2.85 (1.89–6.16)