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Table 3 Association between having a good knowledge and sociodemographic factors

From: Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Good knowledge

n (%)

COR (95% CI)

p value

AOR (95% CI)a

p value

Age group

18–20

157 (9.4)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

21–40

1016 (60.8)

1.17 (0.97–1.41)

0.11

1.17 (0.92–1.48)

0.20

41 or older

497 (29.8)

1.29 (1.05–1.58)

0.015

129 (0.98–1.69)

0.07

Educational level

Illiterate

40 (2.4)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Primary

112 (6.7)

0.82 (0.53–1.26)

0.37

0.75 (0.48–1.17)

0.21

Preparatory

260 (15.6)

0.70 (0.47–1.05)

0.08

0.67 (0.44–1.00)

0.051

Secondary

513 (30.7)

0.63 (0.43–0.92)

0.018

0.63 (0.42–0.94)

0.023

Diploma

162 (9.7)

0.58 (0.39–0.88)

0.010

0.63 (0.41–0.97)

0.035

Bachelor

540 (32.3)

0.68 (0.46–1.00)

0.053

0.76 (0.50–1.14)

0.19

Postgraduate

43 (2.6)

0.98 (0.59–1.66)

0.95

1.17 (0.67–2.04)

0.57

Occupation

Housewife

1144 (68.5)

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Ref

Ref

Ref

Employed

316 (18.9)

0.83 (0.72–0.96)

0.012

0.81 (0.68–0.96)

0.016

Retired

13 (0.8)

0.71 (0.39–1.30)

0.27

0.76 (0.40–1.43)

0.39

Student

197 (11.8)

0.90 (0.76–1.07)

0.24

1.05 (0.82–1.35)

0.71

Monthly income

 < 1450 NIS

619 (37.1)

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Ref

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 ≥ 1450 NIS

1051 (62.9)

0.83 (0.74–0.93)

0.002

0.85 (0.72–0.99)

0.038

Marital status

Single

362 (21.7)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Married

1226 (73.4)

1.14 (1.00–1.31)

0.047

1.06 (0.89–1.26)

0.55

Divorced

39 (2.3)

1.21 (0.83–1.78)

0.32

1.17 (0.79–1.74)

0.44

Widowed

43 (2.6)

1.05 (0.74–1.51)

0.78

0.85 (0.57–1.26)

0.41

Residency

Gaza strip

670 (40.1)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

WBJ

1000 (59.9)

0.87 (0.78–0.97)

0.016

0.97 (0.83–1.13)

0.66

Having a chronic disease

No

1314 (78.7)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Yes

356 (21.3)

1.13 (0.99––1.30)

0.07

1.05 (0.90–1.22)

0.58

Knowing someone with cancer

No

611 (36.6)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Yes

1059 (63.4)

1.34 (1.20–1.51)

 < 0.001

1.34 (1.19–1.50)

 < 0.001

Site of data collection

Public spaces

636 (38.1)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Hospitals

442 (26.5)

0.99 (0.86–1.14)

0.87

0.94 (0.81–1.10)

0.45

Primary healthcare centers

592 (35.4)

1.02 (0.90–1.16)

0.78

0.96 (0.84–1.10)

0.58

  1. COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; WBJ, West Bank and Jerusalem
  2. aAdjusted for age-group, educational level, occupation, monthly income, marital status, residency, having a chronic disease, knowing someone with cancer, and site of data collection
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