Table 4 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and attitude related to cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among Omani women attending a tertiary clinic in Muscat, Oman (N = 380)
Characteristic | Willingness to undertake Pap smear testing in future | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Age (years) | 0.89 (0.51–1.56)a | ||
18–30 | 16 (26.2) | 166 (52.0) | |
31–50 | 45 (73.8) | 153 (48.0) | |
Education level | 1.49 (0.90–2.47)c | ||
Secondary | 93 (32.9) | 40 (41.2) | |
Undergraduate or higher | 190 (67.1) | 57 (58.8) | |
Employment status | 1.07 (0.65–1.78)c | ||
Unemployed | 160 (56.5) | 62 (63.9) | |
Employed | 123 (43.5) | 35 (36.1) | |
Marital status | 4.56 (2.52–8.25)b | ||
Never married | 46 (16.3) | 44 (45.4) | |
Married once or more | 237 (83.7) | 53 (54.6) | |
Monthly income (OMR) | 1.20 (0.74–1.97)c | ||
< 1000 | 154 (54.4) | 55 (56.7) | |
≥ 1000 | 129 (45.6) | 42 (43.3) | |
Number of prior pregnancies | 0.19 (0.52–1.62)c | ||
0 | 7 (11.5) | 106 (33.2) | |
≥ 1 | 54 (88.5) | 213 (66.8) | |
Previously heard of cervical cancer | 2.42 (1.29–4.52)c | ||
Yes | 57 (93.4) | 268 (84.0) | |
No | 4 (6.6) | 51 (16.0) | |