Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward Cervical Cancer Screening among Adama Science and Technology University Female Students, Ethiopia

Table 7

Association of sociodemographic characteristics and attitude towards cervical cancer screening among respondents at Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia, May 2014.

VariablesAttitudeCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
NegativePositive

Sexual experienceNo227 (50.7)221 (49.3)1.83 (1.31, 2.56)1.87 (1.32, 2.64)
Yes143 (65.3)76 (34.7)11

Place of birthUrban304 (57.6)224 (42.4)11
Rural66 (47.7)73 (52.5)1.50 (1.03, 2.18)1.19 (0.83, 1.71)

Level of educationYear 1124 (48.1)134 (51.9)2.36 (1.35, 4.13)2.09 (1.18, 3.69)
Year 2117 (54.7)97 (45.3)1.81 (1.02, 3.21)1.60 (0.90, 2.87)
Year 381 (64.8)44 (35.2)1.19 (0.64, 2.21)1.03 (0.54, 1.94)
Year 4 & above48 (68.8)22 (31.4)11

ReligionOrthodox232 (56.9)176 (43.1)0.65 (0.22, 1.97)0.52 (0.17, 1.63)
Catholic14 (43.8)18 (56.3)1.10 (0.30, 4.02)0.88 (0.23, 3.34)
Muslim42 (48.8)44 (51.2)0.90 (0.28, 2.89)0.65 (0.20, 2.18)
Protestant76 (59.4)52 (40.6)0.59 (0.19, 1.85)0.49 (0.15, 1.60)
Other6 (46.2)7 (53.8)11