Table 2 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among Omani women attending a tertiary clinic in Muscat, Oman (N = 380)
Characteristics | Knowledge of cervical cancera | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||
Age (years) | 0.71 (0.43–1.18)b | ||
18–30 | 44 (44.4) | 138 (49.1) | |
31–50 | 55 (55.6) | 143 (50.9) | |
Education level | 1.22 (0.74–2.02)d | ||
Secondary | 30 (31.3) | 103 (36.3) | |
Undergraduate or higher | 66 (68.8) | 181 (63.7) | |
Employment status | 0.91 (0.56–1.48)d | ||
Unemployed | 56 (58.3) | 166 (58.5) | |
Employed | 40 (41.7) | 118 (41.5) | |
Marital status | 2.84 (1.42–5.67)c | ||
Never married | 13 (13.5) | 77 (27.1) | |
Married once or more | 83 (86.5) | 207 (72.9) | |
Monthly income (OMR) | 0.90 (0.56–1.45)d | ||
< 1000 | 56 (58.3) | 153 (53.9 | |
≥ 1000 | 40 (41.7) | 131 (46.1) | |
Number of prior pregnancies | 0.95 (0.38–2.42)d | ||
0 | 20 (20.8) | 93 (32.7) | |
≥ 1 | 76 (79.2) | 191 (67.3) | |
Previously heard of cervical cancer | 4.82 (1.68–13.83)d | ||
No | 3 (3.0) | 52 (18.5) | |
Yes | 96 (97.0) | 229 (81.5) | |