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Table 2 Factors associated with re-screening

From: Factors influencing cervical cancer re-screening in a semi-rural health district of Cameroon: a cohort study

 

Test repeated

Test not repeated

cOR (95% CI)

p

aORa (95%CI)

p

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total

69

(34.0)

134

(66.0)

    

Age (Mean (SD))

37.4

(3.7)

37.2

(4.0)

 

0.6*

  

[30–35] years

16

(23.2)

41

(30.6)

1

 

1

 

[35–40] years

31

(44.9)

50

(37.3)

1.6 (0.8–3.3)

0.2

1.8 (0.8–3.9)

0.1

[40–50] years

22

(31.9)

43

(32.1)

1.3 (0.6–2.9)

0.4

1.6 (0.7–3.7)

0.2

Civil status

Married/coupled

58

(84.1)

117

(87.3)

0.8 (0.3–1.7)

0.5

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

0.8

Single

11

(15.9)

17

(12.7)

1

 

1

 

Level of education

Primary + others

13

(19.1)

28

(20.9)

1

 

1

 

Secondary school

42

(61.8)

75

(56.0)

1.3 (0.6–2.6)

0.6

1.1 (0.5–2.5)

0.7

University

13

(19.1)

31

(23.1)

0.9 (0.3–2.3)

0.8

0.9 (0.3–2.4)

0.8

Area of residence

Rural

7

(10.1)

12

(9.0)

1

 

1

 

Semi-urban

52

(75.4)

101

(75.4)

0.9 (0.3–2.4)

0.8

1.0 (0.4–2.8)

0.9

Urban

10

(14.5)

21

(15.7)

0.8 (0.2–2.7)

0.7

0.9 (0.2–3.1)

0.8

Employment/profession

Housewife

18

(26.1)

23

(17.1)

1

 

1

 

Self-employed

18

(26.1)

42

(31.3)

0.6 (0.2–1.2)

0.1

0.5 (0.2–1.1)

0.0

Employee

33

(47.8)

69

(51.5)

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

0.1

0.6 (0.2–1.2)

0.1

Chronic illness

No

59

(85.5)

113

(84.3)

1

 

1

 

Yes

10

(14.5)

21

(15.7)

0.9 (0.4–2.1)

0.8

1.0 (0.4–2.4)

0.9

HPV status

HPV−

28

(40.6)

87

(64.9)

1

   

HPV+

41

(59.4)

47

(35.1)

2.7 (1.5–4.9)

0.001

  

Parent with cancer

No

45

(65.2)

94

(70.7)

1

 

1

 

Yes

24

(34.8)

39

(29.3)

1.3 (0.7–2.4)

0.4

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

0.5

Frequency of screening

Knows

33

(47.8)

48

(35.8)

1.6 (0.9–3.0)

0.1

2.3 (1.2–4.4)

0.0

I don’t know.

36

(52.2)

86

(64.2)

1

 

1

 

Partner support

Present

52

(75.4)

108

(80.6)

0.7 (0.4–1.5)

0.3

0.9 (0.4–1.8)

0.7

Absent

17

(24.6)

26

(19.4)

1

 

1

 
  1. aVariables are adjusted to HPV status