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Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of women screened for cervical cancer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Factors affecting cervical cancer screening uptake, visual inspection with acetic acid positivity and its predictors among women attending cervical cancer screening service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables, n = 844

n(%)

Name of health center

 

AH

W1H

SH

FMH

LH

Age (in years), p = 0.008

 15–24

54 (6.4)

19 (12.7)

9 (5.3)

6 (3.1)

9 (6.9)

11 (5.5)

 25–34

343 (40.7)

48 (32.0)

70 (41.2)

94 (48.2)

55 (42.3)

76 (38.2)

 35–45

359 (42.5)

61 (40.7)

69 (40.6)

76 (39.0)

61 (46.9)

92 (46.2)

 46–55

77 (9.1)

20 (13.3)

19 (11.2)

18 (9.2)

3 (2.3)

17 (8.6)

  > 55

11 (1.3)

2 (1.3)

3 (1.7)

1 (0.5)

2 (1.6)

3 (1.5)

Residence, p = 0.410

 Addis Ababa (AA)

841 (99.4)

149 (99.3)

170 (100.0)

194 (99.5)

130 (100.0)

198 (99.5)

 Outside AA

3 (0.6)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

Marital status, p = 0.02

 Single

87 (10.3)

30 (20.0)

21 (12.4)

12 (6.2)

5 (3.8)

19 (9.5)

 Married

696 (82.5)

112 (74.7)

141 (82.9)

169 (86.6)

111 (85.4)

163 (81.9)

 Divorced

53 (6.3)

8 (5.3)

7 (4.1)

12 (6.2)

12 (9.2)

14 (7.0)

 Widowed

8 (0.9)

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

2 (1.0)

2 (1.6)

3 (1.6)

Ever habit of smoking, p = 0.653

 Yes

11 (1.3)

3 (2.0)

2 (1.2)

3 (1.5)

0 (0)

3 (1.5)

 No

833 (98.7)

147 (98.0)

168 (98.8)

192 (98.5)

130 (100.0)

196 (98.5)

Age at first sexual intercourse, p < 0.0001

  ≤ 15

174 (20.6)

22 (14.7)

21 (12.4)

40 (20.5)

17 (13.1)

49 (24.6)

 16–24

584 (69.2)

103 (68.7)

97 (57.1)

118 (60.5)

68 (52.3)

126 (63.3)

 25–34

81 (9.6)

25 (16.6)

51 (30.0)

35 (17.9)

45 (34.6)

23 (11.6)

 35–44

5 (0.6)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

2 (1.1)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

Life time sexual partners, p < 0.0001

 1

287 (34.0)

56 (37.3)

74 (43.5)

57 (29.2)

52 (40.0)

48 (24.1)

  ≥ 2

557 (66.0)

94 (62.7)

96 (56.5)

138 (70.8)

78 (60.0)

151 (75.9)

Previously screened for cervical cancer

 Yes

0 (0.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 No

844 (100)

150 (100)

170 (100)

195 (100)

130 (100)

199 (100)

  1. p-value is as per chi-square test done between demographic characteristics and health center type, AH Arada health center, W1H Woreda 1 health center, SH Selam health center, FH Felegemelese health center, LH Lideta health center.