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 4 Distribution of study respondents (n = 424) based on their perceived severity and susceptibility

Perception		Screened	Not screened	*P-value*	OR	95% CI	*P-value*
No. of participants		74	350	N/A
Seriousness of disease	Dont know	2 (2.7)	142 (40.6)	<0.0001 ^b	26.84	6.07-118.61	<0.0001
	Not serious	2 (2.7)	6 (1.7)		0.70	0.12-4.15	0.700
	Somewhat serious	2 (2.7)	23 (6.6)		5.83	1.27-26.65	0.023
	Very serious	68 (91.9)	169 (51.1)		1.00	N/A	N/A
Seriousness of disease in your area	Dont know	24 (32.4)	222 (63.4)	<0.0001 ^b	1.11	0.58-2.11	0.750
	Not serious	0 (0.0)	7 (2.0)		4.99	0.12-5.15	0.450
	Somewhat serious	15 (20.3)	31 (8.9)		0.58	0.27-1.25	0.164
	Very serious	35 (47.3)	90 (25.7)		1.00	N/A	N/A
Perceived susceptibility	Yes	11 (14.9)	24 (6.9)	0.023 ^b	1.00	N/A	N/A
	No	63 (85.1)	326 (93.1)		2.37	1.10-5.08	0.020

Data are n (%). ^bStatistical significance determined by Chi-square analysis. Values in bold are statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. N/A = Not applicable. 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.

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