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Table 4 Factors related to appropriate knowledge on cervical cancer disease and cervical cancer prevention among midwives in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore: final multivariate analysis

From: Cervical cancer prevention in reproductive health services: knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

 

Knowledge on cervical cancer disease

Knowledge on cervical cancer prevention

 

N = 592

Adjusted OR

[(95%) CI]

P

N = 592

Adjusted OR

[(95%) CI]

P

Attending courses at SoM (ref number N = 232)

      

   Yes

360

1.56

[1.06 - 2.29]

0.02

360

1.52

[1.04 - 2.24]

0.03

Attending conferences** (ref number N = 482)

      

   Yes

    

110

1.69

[1.07 - 2.66]

0.02

Professional experience (years)

        

   <1

171

-

-

-

171

-

-

-

   1-10

179

1.37

[0.86 - 2.16]

0.18

179

1.26

[0.79 – 2.04]

0.32

   11-20

121

5.00

[2.88 - 8.70]

0.01

121

2.23

[1.33 – 3.73]

0.01

   >20

121

2.64

[1.57 - 4.44]

0.01

121

1.32

[0.78 – 2.21]

0.28

Attending training session (ref number N =556)

      

   Yes

36

3.40

[1.36 - 8.52]

0.01

36

4.44

[1.83 - 10.77]

0.00

  1. OR: Odds Ratio adjusted for “Attending courses at SoM”, “Attending conferences”, “Professional experience”, “Attending training session”. CI: Confidence Interval 95% SoM: School of Midwifery UH: University Hospital; GH: General Hospital; PHC: Primary Health Center.
  2. Attending conferences**: variable not considered in the final model of knowledge of cervical cancer disease because in univariate analysis its P Value was not significant (p = 0.96).