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Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression on factors determining best way of managing CC by mothers (n = 406)

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer prevention among mothers of girls aged between 9 and 14 years: a cross sectional survey in Zimbabwe

Best Way of managing CC

Coef. (95% CI)

p-value

Medical

(base outcome)

 

Herbs

  

AGE

0.20(0.06–0.34)

0.005

Marital status

  

Divorced

0.99(− 1.49–3.45)

0.437

Widowed

1.12 (− 1.80–4.04)

0.451

Employed

  

No

− 0.49 (− 2.42–1.44)

0.616

Medicalaid

  

No

2.54(− 0.31–5.38)

0.08

Residential

  

Rural

− 2.07 (− 4.33–0.20)

0.074

Education

  

Secondary

− 1.10 (− 3.06–0.86)

0.272

Primary

− 1.25 (− 4.14–1.64)

0.396

Traditional healer

  

Age

− 0.06 (− 0.29–0.18)

0.642

Marital status

  

Divorced

− 12.44 (− 2887.67–2862.80)

0.993

Widowed

3.54 (− 0.18–7.26)

0.062

Employed

  

No

1.76 (− 4.19–7.70)

0.563

Medicalaid

  

No

− 0.51 (− 6.14–5.11)

0.858

Residential

  

Rural

− 0.74 (− 3.15–1.67)

0.548

Education

  

Secondary

− 1.44 (− 4.00–1.12)

0.27

Primary

− 1.44 (− 6.42–3.54)

0.57

I_dont_know

  

Age

0.02 (− 0.07–0.10)

0.718

Marital status

  

Divorced

− 12.57 (− 1047.30–1022.17)

0.981

Widowed

1.50 (− 1.38–4.38)

0.307

Employed

  

No

1.80 (− 0.58–4.18)

0.139

Medicalaid

  

No

− 0.19 (− 2.63–2.25

0.878

Residential

  

Rural

− 1.55 (− 2.71–0.38)

0.009

Education

  

Secondary

− 1.74 (− 2.80–0.69)

0.001

Primary

− 2.98 (− 5.79–0.17)

0.038

Any other

  

Age

− 0.03 (− 0.09–0.02)

0.229

Maritalstatus

  

Divorced

0.99 (− 0.20–2.18)

0.103

Widowed

− 30.88 (− 1.34E+07–1.34E+07)

1.000

Employed

  

No

0.32 (− 0.63–1.27)

0.51

Medicalaid

  

No

0.89 (− 0.42–2.20)

0.182

Residential

  

Rural

0.07 (− 0.47–0.62)

0.792

Education

  

Secondary

− 1.47 (− 2.15–0.79)

p < 0.001

Primary

− 2.85 (− 4.42–1.29)

p < 0.001