Table 2 Prevalence of cervical cancer screening

Age Group (in 5 years)

 30–34

1.6 (1.4–1.7)

Ref

 35–39

1.9 (1.7–2.0)

1.21 (1.08–1.35)

0.001

 40–44

2.1 (2.0–2.4)

1.46 (1.30–1.65)

 < 0.001

 45–49

2.4 (2.2–2.5)

1.64 (1.46–1.83)

 < 0.001

Highest Education

 No Education

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

Ref

 Primary

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

1.43 (1.26–1.61)

 < 0.001

 Secondary

2.3 (2.1–2.5)

1.44 (1.29–1.62)

 < 0.001

 Higher

2.4 (2.1–2.8)

1.51 (1.27–1.79)

 < 0.001

Marital Status

 Never Married

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

Ref

 Formerly Married

2.1 (1.8–2.4)

0.98 (0.38–2.51)

0.962

 Currently Married

2.0 (1.9–2.1)

1.01 (0.40–2.55)

0.987

Religion

 Hindu

2.0 (1.9–2.1)

Ref

 Muslim

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

0.73 (0.62–0.86)

 < 0.001

 Christian

3.8 (3.1–4.5)

1.82 (1.48–2.24)

 < 0.001

 Sikh

2.5 (1.7–3.6)

1.13 (0.77–1.66)

0.545

 Buddhist/ Neo Buddhist

2.7 (1.7–4.2)

1.19 (0.73–1.95)

0.477

 Other

2.7 (0.9–7.4)

2.17 (0.74–6.30)

0.156

Caste

 Schedule Caste

2.3 (2.1–2.7)

Ref

 Schedule Tribe

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.45 (0.35–0.57)

 < 0.001

 OBC

2.3 (2.2–2.5)

0.92 (0.80–1.06)

0.260

 General

1.5 (1.4–1.7)

0.56 (0.47–0.66)

 < 0.001

 Don’t Know/ Not Recorded

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.42 (0.30–0.59)

 < 0.001

Place of Residence

 Urban

2.3 (2.1–2.6)

Ref

 Rural

1.8 (1.6–1.9)

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

0.254

Household Wealth Index

 Poorest

0.99 (0.88–1.1)

Ref

 Poorer

1.6 (1.5–1.8)

1.32 (1.13–1.54)

0.001

 Middle

2.2 (2.0–2.5)

1.59 (1.36–1.85)

 < 0.001

 Richer

2.4 (2.2–2.6)

1.54 (1.30–1.82)

 < 0.001

 Richest

2.4 (2.2–2.7)

1.55 (1.27–1.89)

 < 0.001

Health Insurance

 Not Covered

1.9 (1.7–2.0)

Ref

 Govt Schemes

2.5 (2.3–2.8)

1.22 (1.10–1.36)

 < 0.001

 Non-Govt Schemes

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

0.53 (0.44–0.64)

 < 0.001

 More than 1 Govt Scheme

4.4 (3.3–5.9)

2.08 (1.52–2.83)

 < 0.001

 More than 1 Non-Govt Scheme

1.7 (0.2–11.0)

0.87 (0.12–6.37)

0.892

 Both Govt & Non-Govt Schemes

3.2 (2.2–4.8)

1.49 (0.97–2.28)

0.067

Occupation

 Not working

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

Not included in the model^a

 Working

2.4 (2.0–2.9)

 Don’t Know/Not Recorded

2.0 (1.8–2.1)

Partner’s Education

 No Education

1.9 (1.5–2.3)

Not included in the model^a

 Primary

2.2 (1.7–2.8)

 Secondary

2.0 (1.7–2.3)

 Higher

2.4 (1.8–3.1)

 Don’t Know/ Not Recorded

2.0 (1.8–2.1)

Age at First Sex

 < 18 years

1.8 (1.7–1.9)

Ref

 >  = 18 years or Not had Sex

2.1 (2.0–2.3)

1.00 (0.91–1.09)

0.959

 Don’t Know

2.0 (1.7–2.4)

Not included in the model^b

Parity

 0–2 childbirth

2.3 (2.1–2.5)

Ref

 > 2 childbirth

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

0.78 (0.71–0.86)

 < 0.001

IUD

 No

1.9 (1.8–2.1)

Ref

 Yes

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

1.20 (0.99–1.45)

0.066

 Not Recorded

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

Not included in the model^b

Pill-OCP

 No

2.2 (2.0–2.3)

Ref

 Yes

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.42 (0.36–0.49)

 < 0.001

 Not Recorded

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

Not included in the model^b

Tobacco use

 No

2.0 (1.9–2.2)

Ref

 Yes

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

0.75 (0.62–0.90)

0.002

H/o STI

 No

2.1 (1.8–2.4)

Not included in the model^a

 Yes

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

 Don’t Know/ Not Recorded

2.0 (1.8–2.1)