Table 3

Factors associated with ever screening for cervical cancer among women in Moshi (n=300)

Variable	Ever screened (%)	cOR (95% CI)	P value	aOR (95% CI)	P value
Age
Less than 30	4.2	0.08 (0.03, 0.21)	<0.001*	0.13 (0.04, 0.43)	0.001*
30 and above	34.8	Ref
Residence
Urban	96.7	0.67 (0.17, 2.68)	0.575
Rural	3.3	Ref
Occupation
Unemployed	19.7	0.20 (0.07, 0.58)	0.003*	0.35 (0.11, 1.15)	0.084
Employed	80.3	Ref
Marital status
Single	33.7	0.11 (0.04, 0.26)	<0.001*	0.29 (0.10, 0.73)	0.014*
Married	2.4	Ref
Parity
No children	78.0	0.08 (0.02, 0.33)	0.001*	0.89 (0.12, 6.70)	0.906
One or more children	22.0	Ref
Education level
Primary or no education	51.0	1.97 (0.82, 4.76)	0.131	0.28 (0.08, 0.98)	0.046*
Secondary education	33.7	1.46 (0.57, 3.73)	0.427	0.39 (0.11, 0.143)	0.156
Higher education	15.3	Ref
Ever heard about cervical cancer
No	2.0	0.05 (0.01, 0.40)	0.004*	0.06 (0.01, 0.51)	0.010*
Yes	26.9	Ref
Ever tested for HIV
No	11.3	0.09 (0.01, 0.67)	0.019*	0.85 (0.09, 8.32)	0.886
Yes	88.7	Ref