Magnitude and Factors Associated with Precervical Cancer among Screened Women in Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Multivariable logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with precervical cancer among screened women in Arba Minch town and zuria district, Gamo Gofa zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2017.

Variables and category	VIA result for pre cervical cancer		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)
	Positive	Negative
Age
30-34	59	197	0.353 [0.2,0.6]	0.5 [0.1, 2.3]
35-39	38	109	0.4 [0.2,0.8]	0.4 [0.1, 1.1]
40-44	21	43	0.6 [0.3,1.2]	0.5 [0.2, 1.2]
45-49	28	33	1	1
Educational status
Illiterate	64	84	1	1
Primary	41	243	0.6 [0.3, 1.2]	0.2 [0.1,0.96]
Secondary	17	36	0.1 [0.1, 0.3]	0.1 [0.02,0.3]
Tertiary	24	19	0.04 [0.2, 0.9]	0.3 [0.1,1.3]
Party
≥ 2	125	327	1.1 [0.6,1.8]	1.46 [0.77-2.78]
< 2	20	55	1	1
History of Smoking
Yes	37	8	15.7 [7.2,35.1]	3.7 [1.4,9.9]
No	109	374	1	1
Age at first intercourse
< 18	119	82	16.1 [9.9,26.1]	6.6 [3.4-13.0]
≥ 18	27	300	1	1
Women history of STI
Yes	109	80	11.1 [7.1,17.4]	1.6 [0.7-3.6]
No	37	302	1	1
Partner history of STI
Yes	89	80	5.9 [3.9,8.9]	1.34 [0.41-4.38]
No	57	302	1	1
HIV sero status
Positive	17	21	2.3 [1.2,4.4]	1.26 [0.64-2.50]
Negative	129	361	1	1
Number of sexual partner of woman
≥ 2	81	83	13.1 [7.9, 21.5]	2.2 [1.1-4.7]
< 2	43	31	1	1

= significant association at p < 0.05.