Table 3 Factors associated with correct knowledge of causes and prevention of cervical cancer among 134 women with the disease in Harare

Variables

OR, (95% CI)

p value

OR, (95% CI)

p value

 Urban

25.12 (0.82 to 767)

0.065

0.38 (0.01 to 19.1)

0.625

 Rural

Ref

–

Ref

–

 25–44

Ref

–

Ref

–

 45 or more

0.02 (0.00 to 0.15)

0.004

0.17 (0.01 to 5.63)

0.328

 Married/co-habiting

6.00 (0.08 to 473)

0.599

0.08 (0.00 to 72.0)

0.716

 Never married

–

–

–

–

 Widowed

0.99 (0.07 to 14.10)

0.994

0.04 (0.00 to 1.54)

0.085

 Divorced or separated

Ref

–

Ref

–

 Roman Catholic

1.80 (0.03 to 120)

0.787

0.35 (0.00 to 42.0)

0.665

 Protestant

2.27 (0.04 to 143)

0.697

58.64 (0.32 to 1069)

0.125

 Pentecostal

0.56 (0.00 to 39)

0.786

0.07 (0.00 to 5.56)

0.238

 Apostolic sect

5.85 (0.05 to 709)

0.470

169 (0.36 to 7965)

0.102

 Other

Ref

–

Ref

–

 Unemployed

2.87 (0.13 to 65)

0.508

1.19 (0.05 to 26.6)

0.912

 Professional

0.00 (0.00 to 6.84)

0.116

284 (0.00 to 7340)

0.567

 Other

Ref

–

–

–

 No income

0.02 (0.00 to 0.07)

0.007

0.13 (0.00 to 74.0)

0.843

  < 600

0.02 (0.00 to 0.13)

0.015

0.03 (0.00 to 1.02)

0.717

 600–1000

0.52(0.00 to 107)

0.897

4.12 (0.00 to 708)

0.200

 1200 or more

Ref

–

Ref

–

 Poor

Ref

–

–

–

 Middle

0.01 (0.00 to 0.66)

0.032

–

–

 Rich

0.33 (0.00 to 3.73)

0.157

–

–

 Daily

0.01 (0.00 to 0.14)

0.007

0.18 (0.00 to 36.1)

0.525

 1–6 times

0.02 (0.00 to 0.92)

0.045

1.67 (0.04 to 62.9)

0.782

 Never

Ref

–

–

–

 Daily

394 (11.02 to 1406)

0.001

77 (1.89 to 3114)

0.022

 1–6 times

100 (2.95 to 3364)

0.010

174 (2.42 to 1255)

0.018

 Never

Ref

–

Ref

–

 Daily

14.5 (0.64 to 3263)

0.333

188 (0.36 to 9840)

0.076

 1–6 times

1.60 (0.10 to 243)

0.857

0.04 (0.00 to 2.68)

0.097

 Never

Ref

–

10.1 (0.01 to 7837)

0.418