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Table 3 Risk factors and cervical screening practice

From: Socio-demographic characteristics and associated factors influencing cervical cancer screening among women attending in St. Paul’s Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Risk factors

Screening status

Unscreened

n (%)

Screened

n (%)

Age at first sex, < 18-year-old

 No

274 (73.5)

40 (76.9)

 Yes

99 (26.5)

12 (23.1)

Multiple sexual partners

 No

332 (89.0)

40 (76.9)

 Yes

41 (11.0)

12 (23.1)

Frequency of condom use

 Not use

260 (69.7)

30 (57.7)

 Occasionally

87 (23.3)

15 (28.8)

 Always

26 (7.0)

7 (13.5)

History of smoking

 No

363 (97.3)

51 (98.1)

 Yes

10 (2.7)

1 (1.9)

COC pills use

 No

161 (43.2)

23 (44.2)

 < 1 year

95 (25.5)

7 (13.5)

 > 1 year

117 (31.4)

22 (42.3)

History of STD

 No

348 (93.3)

45 (86.5)

 Yes

25 (6.7)

7 (13.5

HIV test

 No

25 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

 Yes

348 (93.3)

52 (100.0)

HIV status (N = 400)

 Negative

333 (89.3)

47 (95.7)

 Positive

15 (4.0)

5 (4.3)

History of HPT, DM, IF or IM

 No

296 (79.4)

37 (71.2)

 Yes

77 (20.6)

15 (28.8)

  1. COC Combined oral contraceptive, STD Sexually transmitted disease, HPT Hypertension, DM Diabetic mellitus, IF Infertility, IM Irregular menses