Table 3

Factors associated with participation in cervical cancer screening by simple logistic regression analysis

Age groups
15–2930–39Total
OR(95% CI)OR(95% CI)OR(95% CI)
Age(per 1 year)1.463(1.388 to 1.542)1.096(1.054 to 1.140)1.270(1.249 to 1.293)
15–29Reference
30–3912.861(10.582 to 15.630)
Menarche age (per 1 year)1.017(0.988 to 1.048)1.028(0.965 to 1.096)1.042(0.927 to 1.172)
Body mass index (per kg/m²)1.015(0.974 to 1.058)0.998(0.963 to 1.034)1.054(1.030 to 1.077)
Education levels
 <6ReferenceReferenceReference
 6–90.749(0.118 to 4.746)0.711(0.116 to 4.361)0.404(0.121 to 1.353)
 10–125.818(1.128 to 30.004)3.522(0.778 to 15.940)6.210(2.128 to 18.124)
 >128.735(1.686 to 45.262)3.754(0.854 to 16.497)8.824(3.032 to 25.684)
Total household income
 1Q (lowest)ReferenceReferenceReference
 2Q1.987(0.890 to 4.436)1.817(1.053 to 3.138)2.306(1.565 to 3.399)
 3Q2.516(1.152 to 5.495)2.108(1.237 to 3.593)2.779(1.865 to 4.143)
 4Q (highest)2.090(0.958 to 4.560)2.081(1.214 to 3.567)2.091(1.416 to 3.087)
Smoking status
 Never smokerReferenceReferenceReference
 Ex-smoker4.903(3.064 to 7.845)1.284(0.833 to 1.980)2.242(1.680 to 2.992)
 Current smoker2.530(1.616 to 3.960)0.625(0.442 to 0.885)1.097(0.844 to 1.426)
Alcohol consumption (per month)
 1 or lessReferenceReferenceReference
 1 or more1.421(1.048 to 1.925)1.296(1.015 to 1.655)1.324(1.140 to 1.537)
Current job
 NoReferenceReferenceReference
 Yes1.403(1.024 to 1.922)0.793(0.627 to 1.001)1.050(0.903 to 1.222)