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Table 3 Factors associated with pelvic examination within the past 5 years to the survey from binary logistic regression (n = 224)

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

1.18 (0.19, 7.43)

0.859

2.46 (0.28, 21.74)

0.417

 40–49

0.13 (0.02, 0.7)

0.017

0.22 (0.03, 1.96)

0.176

 50–59

0.02 (0, 0.1)

< 0.001

0.03 (0, 0.25)

0.001

 60–69

0.02 (0, 0.1)

< 0.001

0.03 (0, 0.33)

0.004

 70 or more

0.03 (0, 0.18)

< 0.001

0.08 (0.01, 0.89)

0.04

Ethnic group

 Akan

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 Ewe

1.12 (0.45, 2.79)

0.807

  

 Ga-Adangbe

1.93 (0.76, 4.91)

0.166

  

 Guan

1.29 (0.37, 4.44)

0.688

  

 Northern dialect

2.19 (1.03, 4.65)

0.041*

  

Marital status

 Never married

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 Currently married

0.14 (0.03, 0.66)

0.014

1.25 (0.11, 14.16)

0.856

 Cohabiting

0.67 (0.04, 10.25)

0.771

0.37 (0.02, 8.85)

0.543

 Separated/divorced

0.06 (0.01, 0.32)

0.001

0.57 (0.04, 7.45)

0.67

 Widowed

0.03 (0.01, 0.15)

< 0.001

0.36 (0.03, 4.77)

0.438

Father’s educational level

 No formal education

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 Primary or less

2.62 (1, 6.86)

0.049

1.37 (0.36, 5.29)

0.644

 Secondary or higher

1.76 (0.92, 3.37)

0.086

1.35 (0.51, 3.56)

0.54

Rate your health today

 Good/very good

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 Moderate

0.41 (0.19, 0.9)

0.026

1.03 (0.36, 2.95)

0.955

 Bad/very bad

0.6 (0.16, 2.27)

0.452

0.93 (0.12, 7.32)

0.943

Rate health care involvement

 Good/very good

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 Moderate

0.47 (0.2, 1.14)

0.096

0.57 (0.17, 1.92)

0.361

 Bad/very bad

0.39 (0.2, 0.73)

0.004

0.32 (0.12, 0.84)

0.021

  1. UOR Unadjusted odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ref. Reference category .