Table 4 The effect of socio-demographic characteristics of the participants on cervical epithelial cell abnormalities
Socio-demographic characteristics | Cervical epithelial cell abnormalities | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative [N = 334(%)] | Positive [N = 66(%)] | |||
Age (years) | 9.291 | 0.002 | ||
≤ 40 | 184 (55.1) | 16 (24.2) | ||
≥ 41 | 150 (44.9) | 50 (75.8) | ||
Marital status | 0.001 | |||
Married | 312((93.4) | 48 (72.7) | 10.901 | |
Single/separated/widow | 22 (6.6) | 18 (27.3) | ||
Residential address | 1.740 | 0.187 | ||
Rural | 105 (31.4) | 31 (47) | ||
Urban | 229 (68.6) | 35 (53) | ||
Educational qualification | 0.001 | 0.969 | ||
≤ Primary | 89 (26.6) | 19 (28.8) | ||
≥ Secondary | 245 (73.4) | 47 (71.2) | ||
Number of life sexual partners | 4.124 | 0.042 | ||
1 | 93 (27.8) | 7 (10.6) | ||
≥ 2 | 241 (72.2) | 59 (89.4) | ||
Parity | 0.044 | 0.834 | ||
≤ 1 | 66 (19.8) | 12 (18.2) | ||
> 1 | 268 (80.2) | 58 (81.8) | ||
Occupation | 4.331 | 0.037 | ||
Unemployed | 47 (14.1) | 19 (28.8) | ||
Working group | 287 (85.9) | 47 (71.2) | ||