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Table 1 Socio-demographic and related characteristics of commercial sex workers in Bahir Dar city, between March 2016 to December 31st, 2016

From: Predictors of cervical cancer screening service utilization among commercial sex workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

Variable

Cases(Screened)

Controls(Not screened)

Difference

X2

p-value

f (%)

f (%)

Age group (year)

Mean; Standard deviation

μ ± δ = 29.5 ± 4.4

μ ± δ = 25.8 ± 3.9

3.7 ± 0.5

−3.56*

0.001

<  30 years

13(28.3)

96(55.5)

7.2

10.78

0.001

≥30 years

33(71.7)

77(44.5)

27.2

Educational status

Unable to read and write

24(52.2)

71(41)

11.2

2.78

0.43

Primary education

16(34.8)

67(38.7)

−3.9

Secondary education

3(6.5)

24(13.9)

−7.4

Collage and above

3(6.5)

11(6.4)

0.1

Religion

Orthodox

45(97.8)

168(97.1)

0.7

0.07

0.792

Muslim

1(2.2)

5(2.9)

0.7

Ethnicity

Amhara

40(87)

150(86.7)

0.3

0.002

0.96

Others

6(13)

23(13.3)

−0.3

Duration in working as sex workers

< 6 years

23(50)

117(67.6)

−17.6

4.89

0.027

≥6 years

23(50)

56(32.4)

17.6

Knowledge about CC and its screening

Sufficient knowledge

17(37)

99(57.2)

−20.8

5.993

0.014

Insufficient knowledge

29(63)

74(42.8)

20.2

Attitude about CC and its screening

Favorable

35(76.1)

65(37.6)

38.5

21.725

0.001

Unfavorable

11(23.9)

108(62.4)

−38.5

Provider’s recommendation

Yes

19(41.3)

150(86.7)

 

42.513

0.001

No

27(58.7)

23(13.3)

 

Source of information

Healthcare workers

25(54.3)

55(31.8)

 

3.907

0.048

Mass media

2(4.3)

10(5.8)

 

Friends

19(41.3)

108(62.4)

 

Women perception about convenient time for screening

Yes

2(4.3)

33(19.1)

−14.8

5.87

0.015

No

44(95.7)

140(80.9)

14.8