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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis result of determinants of cervical cancer screening among female under graduate students of Aksum University, College of Health Science, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 344)

From: Correlates of cervical cancer screening uptake among female under graduate students of Aksum University, College of Health Sciences, Tigray, Ethiopia

Variables

Practice

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age of respondent

 19–24

49 (83.1.0%)

200 (70.2%)

1

1

 25–30

10 (16.9%)

85 (29.8%)

2.968 [1.707, 5.159]*

0.989 (0.337, 2.902)

Sexual experience

 Yes

45 (76.3%)

160 (56.1%)

1

1

 No

14 (23.7%)

125 (43.9%)

4.189 [2.537, 6.917]*

38.855 [8.907, 169.51]**

Marital status

 Single

46 (78.0%)

208 (73.0%)

 

1

 Married

6 (10.2%)

22 (7.7%)

2.669 (1.046,1.808)*

3.481 [1.167, 10.380]**

 In relationship

7 (11.8%)

55 (19.3%)

1.927 (1.046,3.550)*

1.365 (0.345, 5.396)

Place of birth

 Urban

43 (72.9%)

218 (76.5%)

3.672 [2.194, 6.144]*

3.359 (1.559, 7.235)**

 Rural

16 (27.1%)

67 (23.5%)

1

1

Level of education

 Year I

12 (20.3%)

43 (15.1%)

1

1

 Year II

23 (39.0%)

32 (11.2%)

0.041 [0.013, 0.132]*

0.005 [0.001, 0.031]**

 Year III

10 (16.9%)

58 (20.4%)

0.669 [0.321, 1.392]

1.117 [0.400, 3.122]

 Year IV (above)

14 (23.7%)

152 (53.3%)

2.393 [1.210, 4.732]*

1.463 [0.763, 5.274]

  1. *P value < 0.05 in bivarite analysis
  2. **P value < 0.05 in multivariable analysis