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Prevalence and factors associated with cervical cancer preventive screening in a Peruvian region

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Crude and adjusted crude indicators of association between sociodemographic factors and performance of screening tests.
Preventive screeningCrude modelAdjusted model1
NoYesP valueRPc (95% CI)P valueRPa (95% CI)P value
Age (years)
 25 to 29178 (49.6)181 (50.4)0.987Ref.Not included
 30 to 49209 (49.2)216 (50.8)1.00 (0.89 to 1.13)0.876
 50 to 64180 (49.7)182 (50.3)0.99 (0.87 to 1.12)0.91
Number of children
 Without children80 (78.4)22 (21.6)< 0.001Ref.Ref. 1
 With children487 (46.6)575 (53.4)2.47 (1.70 to 3.59)< 0.0011.41 (0.55 to 3.60)0.464
Pregnancy history
 None75 (79.8)19 (20.2)< 0.001Ref.Ref. 1
 One or more492 (46.8)560 (53.2)2.63 (1.75 to 3.95)< 0.0011.99 (0.71 to 5.53)0.187
Beginning of sexual activity (years)
 30 or more (adult)5 (71.4)2 (28.6)0.23Ref.Ref. 1
 18 to 29 (youth)191 (52.0)176 (48.0)0.92 (0.81 to 1.05)0.241.55 (0.44 to 5.43)0.488
 12 to 17 (adolescent)371 (48.1)401 (51.9)1.09 (0.96 to 1.23)0.1741.62 (0.46 to 5.67)0.449
Education level
 None14 (70.0)6 (30.0)< 0.001Ref.Ref. 1
 Primary96 (65.8)50 (34.2)0.64 (0.51 to 0.81)< 0.0011.16 (0.57 to 2.35)0.677
 Secondary310 (47.5)342 (52.5)1.58 (1.26 to 1.97)< 0.0011.72 (0.87 to 3.38)0.115
 Higher education147 (44.8)181 (55.2)1.13 (1.00 to 1.27)0.041.17 (1.04 to 1.32)0.007
Marital status
 Married/cohabiting38 (67.9)18 (32.1)0.01Ref.Ref. 1
 Divorced/separated394 (47.6)434 (52.4)1.15 (1.00 to 1.31)0.0451.42 (0.97 to 2.09)0.066
 Single135 (51.5)127 (48.5)0.94 (0.82 to 1.09)0.4561.40 (0.94 to 2.08)0.089
Region of origin
 Coast16 (57.1)12 (42.9)0.336Ref.Ref. 1
 Highlands440 (48.4)469 (51.6)1.11 (0.95 to 1.29)0.1681.08 (0.69 to 1.70)0.714
 Jungle111 (53.1)98 (46.9)0.91 (0.78 to 1.06)0.2591.12 (0.70 to 1.79)0.613
Area de residence
 Rural196 (58.3)140 (41.7)< 0.001Ref.Ref. 1
 Urban238 (41.4)337 (58.6)1.30 (1.12 to 1.49)< 0.0011.27 (1.10 to 1.47)0.001

95% CI, 95% confidence interval. RPa, adjusted prevalence ratio. RPc, crude prevalence ratio. Ref., reference variable.

Notes: 1Adjusted for the number of children, pregnancies, initiation of sexual relations, educational level, marital status, region of origin, and area residence.

Source: Own database from the study results.