Factors associated with utilization of cervical cancer screening services among HIV-positive women aged 18 to 49 years at Lira regional referral hospital, Northern Uganda

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive women aged 18–49 years at Lira Regional Referral Hospital

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age
18–30	140	47.1
31–49	157	52.9
Parity
Nulliparous	44	14.8
Para 1–3	153	51.5
Para 4 and above	100	33.7
Marital status
Single	20	6.7
Married	141	47.5
Cohabiting	106	35.7
Divorced	30	10.1
Level of education
No formal education	18	6.1
Primary level	104	35.0
Secondary level	142	47.8
Tertiary level	33	11.1
Occupation
No formal employment	101	34.0
Civil/Private servant	46	15.5
Self-employed	150	50.5
Time of HIV diagnosis
Less than 5 years ago	121	40.7
5years ago and above	176	59.3
Diagnosed with STI in the past 12 months
No	172	57.9
Yes	125	42.1
Number of sexual partners
No partner	9	3.0
Only one partner	242	81.5
More than one partner	46	15.5
Source of information
Hospital	256	86.2
Friends	145	48.8
Family members	40	13.5
Church/mosque	12	4.0
Media	63	21.2

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