Determinants of Cervical screening services uptake among 18–49 year old women seeking services at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya

Table 3 Distribution of study respondents (n = 424) based on their level of knowledge

Characteristic		Screened	Not screened	P	OR	95% CI	P
No. of participants		74	350	N/A
Level of knowledge on signs and symptoms	No correct response	26 (35.1)	242 (69.1)	<0.0001^b	18.61	4.39-78.86	<0.0001
	1-2 correct responses	23 (31.1)	65 (18.6)		5.65	1.30-24.46	0.021
	3-4 correct responses	19 (25.7)	40 (11.4)		4.21	1.00-18.67	0.050
	5 correct responses	6 (8.1)	3 (0.9)		1.00	N/A	N/A

^bStatistical significance determined by Chi-square analysis. Values in bold are statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals. The reference group in the logistic regression analyses was those who gave 5 correct signs and symptoms for cervical cancer. N/A = Not applicable.

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