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Table 4 Factors associated with having heard of HPV Vaccine among ever-married Bangladeshi women (n = 2037)

From: Knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Bangladeshi women: a population based, cross-sectional study

 

Urban Population (n = 1113)

Rural Population (n = 918)

 

Crude ORa

P

Adjusted ORb

P

Crude ORa

P

Adjusted ORb

P

Age (in years)

        

  < 24

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 25–34

1.54 (1.01–2.36)

0.042

1.13 (0.68–1.89)

0.632

1.57 (0.55–4.47)

0.4

1.30 (0.39–4.36)

0.674

 35–44

1.25 (0.77–2.01)

0.37

0.93 (0.50–1.73)

0.548

0.99 (0.31–3.17)

0.99

0.88 (0.20–3.90)

0.869

 45–64

1.54 (0.94–2.53)

0.085

1.49 (0.75–2.95)

0.329

1.57 (0.45–5.53)

0.483

1.54 (0.29–8.13)

0.612

Education

        

 No education

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Primary

1.89 (1.02–3.47)

0.042

1.87 (0.88–4.00)

0.104

2.22 (0.70–7.01)

0.175

2.20 (0.65–7.41)

0.204

 Secondary or more

4.37 (2.56–7.48)

<0.001

3.48 (1.67–7.25)

0.001

2.63 (0.86–8.03)

0.09

2.28 (0.62–8.33)

0.213

Occupation

        

 Housewife

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Garments worker / Housemaid

0.42 (0.24–0.71)

0.001

0.82 (0.43–1.58)

0.559

–

 

–

 

 Other workc

0.93 (0.62–1.41)

0.748

0.98 (0.62–1.54)

0.93

2.32 (0.77–7.02)

0.135

2.31 (0.71–7.48)

0.162

Age at Marriage (in years)

        

  ≤ 14

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 15–19

2.09 (1.36–3.21)

0.001

2.18 (1.32–3.60)

0.002

1.14 (0.50–2.63)

0.754

1.11 (0.44–2.78)

0.823

  ≥ 20

3.02 (1.88–4.84)

<0.001

2.83 (1.61–5.00)

<0.001

1.45 (0.43–4.89)

0.546

1.24 (0.32–4.73)

0.756

Husband’s Education

        

 No Education

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Primary

1.13 (0.55–2.32)

0.743

0.53 (0.22–1.26)

0.149

2.52 (0.80–7.94)

0.114

2.80 (0.84–9.30)

0.092

 Secondary or more

2.07 (1.17–3.67)

0.013

0.69 (0.34–1.42)

0.314

2.54 (0.91–7.10)

0.075

2.42 (0.76–7.71)

0.134

Parity

        

 0

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 1–2

0.86 (0.45–1.64)

0.654

0.90 (0.44–1.82)

0.768

0.81 (0.17–3.94)

0.794

0.90 (0.18–4.47)

0.899

 3 +

0.92 (0.47–1.80)

0.797

1.50 (0.66–3.37)

0.331

1.15 (0.21–6.30)

0.875

1.57 (0.27–9.15)

0.614

Socioeconomic Statusd

        

 Low (<10,000)

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Medium (10,000–19,999)

1.49 (0.93–2.39)

0.095

1.20 (0.70–2.03)

0.511

0.55 (0.23–1.30)

0.176

0.49 (0.20–1.20)

0.119

 High (20,000+)

3.62 (2.25–5.82)

<0.001

2.25 (1.28–3.95)

0.005

0.83 (0.19–3.65)

0.809

0.63 (0.14–2.92)

0.554

Oral Pill Usage

        

 Never

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Ever

0.96 (0.66–1.38)

0.819

1.02 (0.67–1.55)

0.93

0.51 (0.21–1.23)

0.135

0.43 (0.17–1.01)

0.079

Abortion History

        

 Never

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Ever

0.95 (0.70–1.30)

0.823

0.84 (0.57–1.23)

0.363

1.46 (0.48–4.40)

0.503

1.17 (0.36–3.80)

0.799

Condom Usage

        

 Never

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Ever

1.54 (1.10–2.15)

0.012

1.13 (0.79–1.62)

0.515

0.87 (0.39–1.95)

0.741

0.74 (0.31–1.76)

0.498

  1. aAdjusted for age
  2. bAdjusted for age, education, occupation, age at marriage, parity, oral pill usage, abortion history, socioeconomic status (income), condom use, husband’s education
  3. cIncludes government and private service, business, daily wager, agriculture, tailor, poultry, handicrafts and tutor
  4. dMonthly Expenditure BDT, 1US$ = 78 BDT