Research Article

Comprehensive Knowledge towards Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors among Women in Durame Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Bivariate and multiple logistic analysis of factors associated with level of knowledge towards cervical cancer screening among women in Durame General Hospital, 2019.

VariableResponseKnowledge towards cervical cancerCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
Poor, (%)Good, (%)

ResidenceRural48 (36.4)84 (63.6)11
Urban67 (63.8)38 (36.2)3.08 (1.81-5.25)2.28 (1.19-4.35)

Working statusNot working71 (65.7)37 (34.3)11
Working44 (34.1)85 (65.9)3.70 (2.16-6.35)2.92 (1.53-5.59)

Educational statusNo formal education43 (56.6)33 (43.4)11
Primary24 (61.5)15 (38.5)0.81 (0.37-1.79)0.55 (0.22-1.36)
Secondary31 (54.4)26 (45.6)1.09 (0.54-2.18)0.54 (0.23-1.23)
Diploma & above17 (26.2)48 (73.8)3.67 (1.79-7.52)1.70 (0.74-3.89)

Have functional TV/radioYes55 (36.7)95 (63.3)3.83 (2.18-6.73)1.86 (0.95-3.66)
No60 (69.0)27 (31.0)11

Know someone with cervical cancerYes12 (21.8)43 (78.2)4.67 (2.31-9.44)5.21 (2.32-11.71)
No103 (56.6)79 (43.4)11