Table 3 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and practice related to cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among Omani women attending a tertiary clinic in Muscat, Oman (N = 380)
Characteristic | Previously undergone Pap smear testing | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Age (years) | 2.13 (1.18–3.84)a | ||
18–30 | 19 (24.4) | 163 (54.0) | |
31–50 | 59 (75.6) | 139 (46.0) | |
Education level | 1.03 (0.59–1.77)c | ||
Secondary | 61 (29.2) | 72 (42.1) | |
Undergraduate or higher | 148 (70.8) | 99 (57.9) | |
Employment status | 1.16 (0.69–1.96)c | ||
Unemployed | 117 (56.0) | 105 (61.4) | |
Employed | 92 (44.0) | 66 (38.6) | |
Marital status | 21.76 (2.91–162.63)b | ||
Never married | 27 (12.9) | 63 (36.8) | |
Married once or more | 182 (87.1) | 108 (63.2) | |
Monthly income (OMR) | 1.09 (0.64–1.85)c | ||
< 1000 | 113 (54.1) | 96 (56.1) | |
≥ 1000 | 96 (45.9) | 75 (43.9) | |
Number of prior pregnancies | 0.58 (0.23–1.46)c | ||
0 | 9 (11.5) | 104 (34.4) | |
≥ 1 | 69 (88.5) | 198 (65.6) | |
Previously heard of cervical cancer | 2.44 (0.90–6.54)c | ||
Yes | 73 (93.6) | 50 (16.6) | |
No | 5 (6.4) | 252 (83.4) | |