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Table 2 Logistic regression results on HPV/cervical cancer knowledge

From: HIV status and knowledge of cervical cancer among women in Ghana

Characteristic

Model 1

Model 2

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

HIV status

    

 Positive

    

 Negative/unknown

4.37**

[3.11,6.15]

3.07**

[1.47,6.41]

Age

    

 25–34

    

 35–44

  

1.57

[0.87,2.84]

 45–54

  

1.80

[0.86,3.74]

 55+

  

1.07

[0.31,3.74]

Educational level

    

 None/primary

    

 Secondary

  

2.03

[1.00,4.16]

 Post sec/tertiary

  

4.45**

[2.11,9.35]

Marital status

    

 Single

    

 Married/cohabiting

  

1.47

[0.78,2.77]

 Widowed/divorced

  

0.89

[0.29,2.67]

Occupation

    

 Unemployed

    

 Unskilled

  

3.11*

[1.16,8.36]

 Skilled

  

3.58**

[1.40,9.14]

Religion

    

 Christianity

    

 Islam

  

3.21*

[1.11,9.27]

Number of pregnancies

    

 0

    

 1–3

  

0.37

[0.12,1.20]

 4–6

  

0.31

[0.08,1.19]

 7+

  

0.49

[0.09,2.65]

Number of children

    

 0

    

 1–3

  

2.31

[0.87,6.16]

 4–6

  

1.49

[0.40,5.52]

 7+

  

0.51

[0.05,5.19]

Lifetime sexual partners

    

 1–2

    

 3–4

  

1.36

[0.79,2.37]

 5+

  

1.29

[0.64,2.63]

Condom use

    

 Yes

    

 No

  

0.69

[0.37,1.28]

Age at first sex

    

 <=16

    

 17–25.

  

0.65

[0.35,1.18]

 26+

  

3.13

[0.84,11.70]

Ever used hormonal contraceptive

    

 Yes

    

 No

  

1.05

[0.52,2.12]

Current use of hormonal contraceptive

    

 Yes

    

 No

  

1.10

[0.60,2.03]

Smoking

    

 Yes

    

 No

  

1.35

[0.37,4.90]

Age at menarche

    

 <=13

    

 14–19.

  

0.59

[0.32,1.08]

20+

  

1.43

[0.21, 10.03]

  1. OR = Odds Ratio; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence interval; * p < .05, ** p < .01