Cervical Cancer Awareness among Women in Tanzania: An Analysis of Data from the 2011-12 Tanzania HIV and Malaria Indicators Survey

Table 3

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for factors associated with awareness about cervical cancer among women of reproductive age (15–49 yrs) in Tanzania 2011-2012 ().

Variable	AOR	95% CI	value
Age groups:
15–19	1
20–24	1.58	1.212–2.054
25–29	1.80	1.377–2.348
30–34	3.15	2.353–4.220
35–39	2.46	1.831–3.308
40–44	3.46	2.497–4.784
45–49	1.35	2.370–4.733
Zones:
Eastern	1
Western	0.75	0.543–1.044
Southern	0.49	0.345–0.691
Southern Highlands	0.40	0.297–0.543
SW Highlands	0.47	0.343–0.629
Central	1.43	1.036–1.971
Northern	0.61	0.452–0.830
Lake	0.69	0.527–0.909
Zanzibar	0.21	0.133–0.318	*
Parity:
No child	1
One to four children	1.36	1.032–1.793
More than four children	0.95	0.694–1.301
Employment status:
Unemployed	1
Employed	0.96	0.758–1.205
Self-employed	1.51	1.091–2.085
Wealth:
Poorest	1
Poorer	1.237	1.032–1.482
Middle	1.383	1.147–1.668
Richer	1.706	1.396–2.084
Richest	2.685	2.009–3.587
Level of education:
No education	1
Primary incomplete	1.434	1.17–1.758
Primary completed	1.704	1.463–1.985
Secondary or more	3.257	2.328–4.557
Area of residence:
Rural	1
Urban	1.365	1.093–1.705

Here , , and indicate , , and , respectively.