Table 4 Factors associated with pap smear test status from binary logistic regression (n = 242)

 18–29

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 30–39

0.33 (0.1, 1.09)

0.56 (0.11, 3.01)

0.5

 40–49

0.22 (0.06, 0.78)

0.64 (0.11, 3.91)

0.63

 50–59

0.18 (0.06, 0.53)

0.45 (0.09, 2.35)

0.35

 60–69

0.31 (0.1, 0.95)

0.88 (0.16, 5.03)

0.89

 70 or more

0.38 (0.12, 1.24)

1.48 (0.22, 9.95)

0.69

Ethnic group

 Akan

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 Ewe

0.68 (0.27, 1.7)

 Ga-Adangbe

0.6 (0.23, 1.6)

 Guan

0.36 (0.08, 1.66)

 Northern dialect

0.97 (0.46, 2.06)

 Never married

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 Currently married

0.05 (0.01, 0.26)

0.12 (0.02, 0.89)

0.04

 Cohabiting

0.13 (0.01, 1.39)

0.31 (0.02, 5.09)

0.41

 Separated/divorced

0.1 (0.02, 0.52)

0.17 (0.02, 1.41)

0.1

 Widowed

0.05 (0.01, 0.27)

0.07 (0.01, 0.62)

0.02

 No formal education

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 Primary or less

0.93 (0.32, 2.69)

0.4 (0.13, 1.28)

0.12

 Secondary or higher

1.73 (0.92, 3.23)

1.18 (0.51, 2.7)

0.7

 Good/very good

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 Moderate

1.56 (0.81, 2.99)

 Bad/very bad

1.56 (0.5, 4.82)

 Satisfied/very satisfied

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 Indifferent

1.68 (0.7, 4.02)

2.91 (0.91, 9.33)

0.07

 Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied

3.97 (0.86, 18.34)

16.75 (2.85, 98.33)

< 0.001

 Good/very good

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 Moderate

0.32 (0.14, 0.76)

0.2 (0.07, 0.58)

< 0.001

 Bad/very bad

0.12 (0.06, 0.25)

0.09 (0.04, 0.21)

< 0.001

 None

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 Mild

1.9 (0.7, 5.14)

 Moderate

2.98 (0.58, 15.21)