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Table 2 Factors associated with pelvic examination status from binary logistic regression (n = 2711)

From: Cervical cancer screening practices among women in Ghana: evidence from wave 2 of the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health

Characteristics

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

UOR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age of respondent (years)

 18–29

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 30–39

2.37 (1.2, 4.69)

0.013

1.79 (0.85, 3.77)

0.122

 40–49

2.11 (1.07, 4.14)

0.031

1.35 (0.63, 2.87)

0.441

 50–59

1.45 (0.79, 2.67)

0.231

0.98 (0.48, 1.98)

0.95

 60–69

1.25 (0.66, 2.35)

0.497

0.75 (0.35, 1.59)

0.455

 70 or more

0.72 (0.37, 1.41)

0.342

0.46 (0.21, 1.04)

0.064

Ethnic group

 Akan

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 Ewe

2.59 (1.68, 4)

< 0.001

2.65 (1.68, 4.17)

< 0.001

 Ga-Adangbe

0.82 (0.52, 1.29)

0.38

0.88 (0.55, 1.4)

0.598

 Guan

1.97 (1.08, 3.58)

0.027

2.18 (1.15, 4.13)

0.017

 Northern dialect

0.74 (0.51, 1.07)

0.11

0.87 (0.59, 1.28)

0.468

Marital status

 Never married

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 Currently married

1.68 (0.88, 3.19)

0.113

2.22 (1.07, 4.6)

0.031

 Cohabiting

1.96 (0.59, 6.46)

0.27

1.7 (0.49, 5.92)

0.405

 Separated/divorced

2.53 (1.28, 5.02)

0.008

3.57 (1.64, 7.75)

0.001

 Widowed

1.63 (0.85, 3.14)

0.14

3.43 (1.58, 7.43)

0.002

Father’s educational level

 No formal education

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 Primary or less

0.84 (0.52, 1.37)

0.487

0.72 (0.43, 1.19)

0.195

 Secondary or higher

2.32 (1.69, 3.2)

< 0.001

1.91 (1.34, 2.72)

< 0.001

Religion

 No religion

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 Christian

5.53 (0.76, 40.15)

0.091

  

 Islam

5.13 (0.69, 38.13)

0.11

  

 African traditional

2.07 (0.21, 20.41)

0.533

  

 Othersa

4.14 (0.24, 70.38)

0.325

  

Rate your health today

 Good/very good

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 Moderate

0.84 (0.61, 1.16)

0.285

1.01 (0.71, 1.44)

0.947

 Bad/very bad

0.61 (0.34, 1.09)

0.095

0.84 (0.45, 1.59)

0.599

Difficulty with self-care

 None

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 Mild

0.44 (0.27, 0.73)

0.002

0.57 (0.34, 0.97)

0.037

 Moderate

0.52 (0.22, 1.19)

0.121

0.71 (0.3, 1.7)

0.441

 Severe/extreme

0.27 (0.04, 2)

0.201

0.36 (0.05, 2.8)

0.328

  1. UOR Unadjusted odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ref. Reference category, a(e.g. Buddhism, Chinese traditional religion, Hinduism).