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Table 3 Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women’s in Gomma Woreda, Jimma zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Uptake of cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women of reproductive age in Gomma district, South West Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Cervical cancer screening

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Yes

No

Women’s age

15–24 years

25

101

1

1

25–34 years

112

124

3.649 (1.36–9.76)

0.20 (.076–1.54)

 ≥ 35 years

11

9

4.938 (1.97–12.35)

0.74 (.3- 1.85)

Residence

Urban

85

55

4.39 (1.78–10.84)

4.45 (2.85–6.96)*

Rural

63

179

1

1

Educational status

No formal education

56

89

1

1

Primary education

42

90

0.74 (0.45–1.24)

1.65 (.97–2.82)

Secondary education and above

50

55

1.44 (0.85–2.45)

1.95 (1.12–3.49)*

Marital status

Married

140

145

10.74 (7.29–22.87)

10.74 (5.02–22.96)*

Single

8

89

1

1

Occupation

Housewife

59

86

1

1

Merchant

30

43

1.02 (0.60–1.73)

1.76 (0.94–3.28)

Government employee

28

27

1.51 (0.81–2.83)

2.61 (1.33–5.15)*

Farmer

31

78

0.58 (0.29–1.13)

1.73 (.91–2.94)

Monthly income

 ≤ 499

37

51

1

1

500–1000

69

40

2.38 (1.40–4.04)

1.23 (0.88,1.99)

 ≥ 1000

105

80

1.81 (1.08–3.01)

1.89(0.22,3.45)

Birth experience

Yes

140

155

8.92 (4.18–19.10)

8.92 (4.28–19.19)*

No

8

79

1

1

Place of birth

Health center

110

62

10.29 (4.90–21.54)

10.31 (4.99–21.62)*

Government hospital

21

22

5.54 (2.25–13.60)

5.54 (2.25–13.61)*

Other*

5

11

2.64 (0.75–9.2)

2.64 (0.75–9.23)

Home

10

58

1

1

Husband support

Yes

56

80

0.57 (0.38–0.86)

0.68 (.42–1.1)

No

84

68

1

1

Peer pressure

Yes

55

117

0.59 (0.39–0.89)

0.75(.4–1.4)

No

93

117

1

1

Distance from screening center

Yes

63

179

1

1

No

85

55

4.43 (2. 51–9.4)

4.41 (2. 53–9.41)*

Health workers encouragement

Yes

76

72

1.1 (0.72–1.67)

3.23 (1.57–6.63)*

No

114

120

1

1

Awareness about cervical cancer

Yes

99

112

2.20 (1.33–3.64)

0.37 (0.19–0.72)*

No

49

122

1

1

Awareness about cervical cancer screening

Yes

117

201

0.62 (0.47–1.02)

4.52 (2.71–7.55)*

No

31

33

1

1

Knowledge on treatment of cervical cancer

Poor

41

66

1

1

Good

107

168

1.02 (0.62–1.69)

0.45 (.19–1.07)

Number of health facility visit

Once a year or more

118

129

3.6 (1.86–6.93)

3.63 (1.86–6.93)*

Once every two years

17

54

1.24 (0.55–2.84)

1.24 (0.55–2.80)

Ever no visit

13

51

1

1

  1. *Significant association at p ≤ 0.05