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Table 6 Knowledge of cervical cancer symptoms and socio-demographic correlates

From: Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms among women in a refugee settlement: a cross-sectional study in northern Uganda

Socio-demographic variables

Knowledgeable on cervical cancer symptoms

Odds ratios (OR)

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

Age (Years), N = 815

 18–29

209 (51.1)

224 (55.2)

Ref

Ref

 30–44

115 (38.4)

136 (33.5)

1.24 (0.92–1.7)

1.27 (0.92–1.73)

 45–60

41(10.5)

46 (11.3)

1.00 (0.63–1.58)

1.07 (0.66–1.73)

Marital status, N = 815

 Married/Living together

278 (68.0)

275 (67.6)

Ref

Ref

 Separated/Divorced

35 (8.6)

25 (6.2)

1.38 (0.81–2.38)

1.47 (0.83–2.62)

 Single

39 (9.5)

68 (16.8)

0.58 (0.39–0.89)

0.59 (0.38–0.94)

 Widowed

57 (13.9)

38 (9.4)

1.48 (0.95–2.31)

1.56 (0.96–2.55)

Level of education, N = 815

 None

111 (27.1)

84 (20.7)

Ref

Ref

 Primary

246 (60.2)

278 (68.5)

0.67 (0.48–0.93)

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

 Secondary

49 (12.0)

39 (9.6)

0.95 (0.57–1.57)

1.22 (0.70–2.12)

 Tertiary

3 (0.7)

5 (1.2)

0.45 (0.1 1–1.95)

0.42 (0.09–2.00)

Tribe, N = 815

 Acoli

339 (97.6)

386 (95.1)

Ref

Ref

 Others

10 (2.4)

20 (4.9)

0.48 (0.22–1.05)

0.44 (0.19–0.99)

Employment, N = 815

 No

372 (91.0)

387 (95.3)

Ref

Ref

 Yes

37 (9.0)

19 (4.7)

2.03 (1.14–3.58)

2.07 (1.12–3.84)

Distance to the nearest HF in Sudan, N = 815

  < 1 km

293 (71.6)

142 (40.2)

Ref

Ref

 1–5 km

85(20.8)

166 (47.0)

0.38 (0.28–0.52)

0.36 (0.26–0.49)

  > 5 km

29 (7.1)

32 (9.1)

0.51 (0.31–0.85)

0.49 (0.29–0.84)

 Don’t know

2 (0.5)

13 (3.7)

–

-a

  1. aDropped because of a cell has < 5 observations. Bold face = statistically significant results
  2. bAdjustment conducted for variables on the table