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Table 4 Region-wise prevalence of cervical cancer screening

From: Patterns in the prevalence and wealth-based inequality of cervical cancer screening in India

Region

Sample

Cervical Cancer Screening

Frequency

Unweighted Proportion

Weighted Proportion (95%CI)

Weighted Prevalence in %

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P Value

North

65,687

18.4

13.1 (12.9–13.2)

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

Ref

 

Central

82,520

23.1

23.2 (22.9–23.4)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.35 (1.09–1.67)

0.006

North East

52,928

14.8

3.8 (3.7–3.9)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.60 (0.47 -0.77)

 < 0.001

West

37,811

10.6

14.8 (14.6–15.1)

1.7 (1.4–2.1)

1.86 (1.40–2.48)

 < 0.001

East

55,598

15.5

21.9 (21.7–22.2)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.60 (0.47–0.76)

 < 0.001

South

62,809

17.6

23.2 (22.9–23.5)

5.0 (4.6–5.4)

5.62 (4.62–6.84)

 < 0.001

India

357,353

-

-

1.97 (1.8–2.1)

-

-

  1. States are grouped into six regions based on their geographic location, as mentioned in the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
  2. Northern region—Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, and Rajasthan
  3. North East—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim
  4. Central region—Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
  5. East region—Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal
  6. West region—Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra
  7. South region—Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep