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Table 2 Association of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer and utilisation of cervical cancer screening across participants characteristics

From: Wealth-related inequalities of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer screening and service utilisation in 18 resource-constrained countries: evidence from a pooled decomposition analysis

Characteristics

Number of observation

Women’s knowledge of cervical cancer

Utilisation of cervical cancer screening services

n (%)

n (%)

95% CI

P-value1

n (%)

95% CI

P-value1

Age group

< 26 years

203,472 (11.75)

63,232 (31.08)

(30.88–31.28)

 

47,559 (26.02)

(25.82–26.22)

 

26–35 years

629,486 (36.36)

217,696 (34.58)

(34.47–34.70)

< 0.001

175,494 (29.62)

(29.50–29.74)

< 0.001

36–45 years

674,297 (38.95)

241,054 (35.75)

(35.63–35.86)

 

199,553 (31.06)

(30.95–31.17)

 

46 or more

223,878 (12.93)

79,957 (35.71)

(35.52–35.91)

 

67,803 (32.00)

(31.80–32.20)

 

Educational level

no education

752,174 (41.05)

203,970 (26.74)

(26.81–27.01)

 

148,425 (22.19)

(22.09–22.29)

 

primary

399,246 (21.79)

140,437 (39.40)

(39.24–39.56)

< 0.001

116,728 (35.72)

(35.55–35.88)

< 0.001

secondary

570,867 (31.15)

208,976 (39.93)

(39.80–40.06)

 

182,532 (34.21)

(34.08–34.33)

 

higher

110,019 (6.00)

45,628 (47.35)

(47.05–47.65)

 

42,724 (42.64)

(42.33–42.94)

 

Household head

male

1,527,282 (85.17)

558,890 (36.70)

(36.62–36.77)

< 0.001

414,864 (28.81)

(28.73–28.88)

< 0.001

female

265,922 (14.83)

104,376 (39.75)

(39.56–39.94)

 

79,670 (31.34)

(31.16–31.52)

 

Household size

< 5 members

534,170 (29.64)

189,376 (38.17)

(38.04–38.30)

 

16,4587 (32.61)

(32.48–32.74)

 

5–7 members

858,427 (47.63)

318,362 (36.53)

(36.43–36.63)

< 0.001

239,802 (29.20)

(29.10–29.30)

< 0.001

≥ 8 members

409,815 (22.74)

156,481 (36.45)

(36.30–36.59)

 

90,147 (24.46)

(24.32–24.60)

 

Currently breastfeeding

no

1,341,835 (78.97)

463,050 (35.19)

(35.11–35.27)

< 0.001

403,083 (31.13)

(31.05–31.21)

< 0.001

yes

357,415 (21.03)

119,168 (31.63)

(31.47–31.78)

 

77,186 (23.82)

(23.67–23.96)

 

Currently amenorrheic

no

1,569,088 (91.70)

539,226 (34.69)

(34.61–34.76)

 

460,973 (30.57)

(30.49–30.64)

< 0.001

yes

141,967 (8.30)

51,881 (35.14)

(34.89–35.39)

0.312

29,434 (24.23)

(23.99–24.47)

 

Currently abstaining

no

1,595,179 (93.23)

553,764 (34.71)

(34.64–34.79)

< 0.001

465,436 (30.40)

(30.32–30.47)

< 0.001

yes

115,876 (6.77)

40,415 (34.88)

(34.60–35.15)

 

24,971 (25.40)

(25.13–25.67)

 

Marital status

married

1,529,410 (88.82)

517,451 (33.83)

(33.76–33.91)

< 0.001

408,194 (28.19)

(45.00–45.46)

< 0.001

others

192,514 (11.18)

83,854 (43.56)

(43.34–43.78)

 

82,213 (45.23)

(28.12–28.27)

 

Employment status

no

333,605 (51.07)

149,712 (44.88)

(44.71–45.05)

< 0.001

110,798 (36.11)

(35.94–36.28)

0.174

yes

319,666 (48.93)

165,495 (51.77)

(51.60–51.94)

 

93,590 (36.83)

(36.64–37.01)

 

Access to health facility

no problem

437,869 (25.77)

136,530 (31.18)

(31.04–31.32)

 

148,406 (32.60)

(32.46–32.73)

< 0.001

some problem

672,322 (39.57)

262,319 (39.02)

(38.90–39.13)

< 0.001

179,888 (29.45)

(29.33–29.56)

 

extreme problem

588,996 (34.66)

186,316 (31.63)

(31.51–31.75)

 

151,967 (27.49)

(27.37–27.61)

 

Health insurance coverage

no

1,372,070 (79.75)

467,290 (34.06)

(33.98–34.14)

< 0.001

359,259 (27.86)

(27.78–27.94)

< 0.001

yes

348,436 (20.25)

147,864 (42.44)

(42.27–42.60)

 

114,053 (33.28)

(33.12–33.44)

 

Mass media exposure

no

704,804 (39.94)

214,934 (30.50)

(30.39–30.60)

< 0.001

120,414 (19.33)

(19.24–19.43)

< 0.001

yes

1,059,673 (60.06)

439,673 (41.49)

(41.40–41.59)

 

363,979 (35.13)

(35.04–35.23)

 

Wealth Index

poorest (Q1)

410,984 (22.92)

104,745 (25.49)

(25.35–25.62)

< 0.001

70,699 (18.76)

(18.64–18.89)

 

poorer (Q2)

385,984 (21.52)

123,850 (32.09)

(31.94–32.23)

 

88,121 (24.39)

(24.25–24.53)

< 0.001

middle (Q3)

364,113 (20.31)

139,510 (38.32)

(38.16–38.47)

 

104,965 (30.52)

(30.36–30.67)

 

richer (Q4)

341,052 (19.02)

149,721 (43.90)

(43.73–44.07)

 

114,233 (35.07)

(34.90–35.23)

 

richest (Q5)

299,854 (16.64)

148,328 (48.68)

(44.52–55.29)

 

116,516 (40.19)

(35.16–42.92)

 

Place of residence

urban

600,094 (33.30)

271,061 (45.17)

(45.04–45.30)

< 0.001

206,979 (36.11)

(35.99–36.23)

< 0.001

rural

1,201,893 (66.70)

395,695 (32.92)

(32.84–33.01)

 

287,558 (25.65)

(25.56–25.73)

 

Total

1,801,987 (100.00)

666,789 (36.99)

(36.92–37.06)

 

494,537 (29.19)

(29.12–29.25)

 
  1. 1P-values were derived using chi-square test, CI confidence interval