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Table 3 Marginal predictive models of the factors associated with awareness of cervical cancer among women of reproductive age in Benin and Zimbabwe, sub-Saharan Africa

From: Prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer awareness among women of reproductive age: evidence from Benin and Zimbabwe population-based data

Variable

Benin

Zimbabwe

Marginal effects (95%CI)

P

Marginal effects OR (95%CI)

P

Age (years) of respondent

 15–19

0.05 (0.04–0.07)

< 0.001*

0.67 (0.64–0.69)

< 0.001*

 20–24

0.09 (0.08–0.11)

< 0.001*

076 (0.74–0.78)

< 0.001*

 25–29

0.11 (0.10–0.13)

< 0.001*

0.83 (0.81–0.85)

< 0.001*

 30–34

0.11 (0.09–0.13)

< 0.001*

0.86 (0.84–0.88)

< 0.001*

 35–39

0.12 (0.10–0.14)

< 0.001*

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

< 0.001*

 40–44

0.15 (0.12–0.18)

< 0.001*

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

< 0.001*

 45–49

0.13 (0.10–0.16)

< 0.001*

0.89 (0.86–0.91)

< 0.001*

Residential status

 Urban

0.11 (0.09–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.81 (0.79–0.84)

< 0.001*

 Rural

0.09 (0.08–0.10)

< 0.001*

079 (0.77–0.80)

< 0.001*

Education level

 None

0.07 (0.06–0.08)

< 0.001*

0.66 (0.58–0.74)

< 0.001*

 Primary

0.09 (0.07–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.73 (0.71–0.75)

< 0.001*

 Secondary

0.14 (0.12–0.17)

< 0.001*

0.82 (0.81–0.83)

< 0.001*

 Higher

0.20 (0.14–0.27)

< 0.001*

0.90 (0.85–0.94)

< 0.001*

Religious belief

 Christianity

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.80 (0.79–0.81)

< 0.001*

 Islam

0.08 (0.06–0.09)

< 0.001*

0.70 (0.54–0.85)

< 0.001*

 Traditional/others

0.09 (0.08–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.79 (0.76–0.82)

< 0.001*

Literacy

 Cannot read at all

0.10 (0.08–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.73 (0.69–0.76)

< 0.001*

 Able to read only part of sentence

0.09 (0.06–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.82 (0.79–0.84)

< 0.001*

 Able to read whole sentence

0.10 (0.09–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.80 (0.79–0.81)

< 0.001*

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

 Not at all

0.10 (0.09–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.77 (0.76–0.78)

< 0.001*

 Less than once a week

0.10 (0.08–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.84 (0.82–0.85)

< 0.001*

 At least once a week

0.08 (0.06–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.83 (0.81–0.85)

< 0.001*

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

0.09 (0.08–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.77 (0.76–0.79)

< 0.001*

 Less than once a week

0.10 (0.08–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.78 (0.77–0.80)

< 0.001*

 At least once a week

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.83 (0.82–0.85)

< 0.001*

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

0.08 (0.07–0.09)

< 0.001*

0.79 (0.78–0.80)

< 0.001*

 Less than once a week

0.11 (0.10–0.13)

< 0.001*

0.81 (0.79–0.83)

< 0.001*

 At least once a week

0.11 (0.10–0.13)

< 0.001*

0.80 (0.78–0.82)

< 0.001*

Frequency of using internet

 Not at all

0.09 (0.08–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.78 (0.77–0.79)

< 0.001*

 Less than once a week

0.17 (0.09–0.25)

< 0.001*

0.85 (0.79–0.90)

< 0.001*

 At least once a week

0.14 (0.10–0.18)

< 0.001*

0.84 (0.80–0.88)

< 0.001*

 Almost every day

0.19 (0.15–0.23)

< 0.001*

0.86 (0.84–0.88)

< 0.001*

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

0.09 (0.07–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.76 (0.74–0.78)

< 0.001*

 Poorer

0.08 (0.06–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.78 (0.76–0.81)

< 0.001*

 Middle

0.10 (0.08–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.80 (0.77–0.81)

< 0.001*

 Richer

0.10 (0.08–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.81 (0.79–0.83)

< 0.001*

 Richest

0.11 (0.09–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.83 (0.80–0.85)

< 0.001*

Marital status

 Never in union

0.11 (0.09–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.73 (0.71–0.75)

< 0.001*

 Currently in union/living with a man

0.10 (0.09–0.11)

< 0.001*

0.82 (0.81–0.83)

< 0.001*

 Formerly in union/lived with a man

0.11 (0.08–0.14)

< 0.001*

0.82 (0.79–0.84)

< 0.001*

Occupation

 Not working

0.08 (0.07–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.79 (0.78–0.80)

< 0.001*

 Professional/technical/managerial

0.13 (0.10–0.16)

< 0.001*

0.88 (0.83–0.93)

< 0.001*

 Sales

0.11 (0.10–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.81 (0.79–0.83)

< 0.001*

 Agricultural

0.06 (0.04–0.07)

< 0.001*

0.80 (0.77–0.82)

< 0.001*

 Services

0.13 (0.11–0.15)

< 0.001*

0.82 (0.79–0.85)

< 0.001*

 Skilled manual

0.08 (0.06–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.77 (0.72–0.83)

< 0.001*

Geographical region

 1

0.08 (0.05–0.10)

< 0.001*

0.79 (0.76–0.81)

< 0.001*

 2

0.13 (0.10–017)

< 0.001*

0.85 (0.83–0.87)

< 0.001*

 3

0.10 (0.08–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.83 (0.80–0.85)

< 0.001*

 4

0.02 (0.01–0.03)

0.001*

0.84 (0.82–0.86)

< 0.001*

 5

0.15 (0.12–0.18)

< 0.001*

0.74 (0.72–0.77)

< 0.001*

 6

0.13 (0.10–0.16)

< 0.001*

0.71 (0.68–0.74)

< 0.001*

 7

0.09 (0.06–0.12)

< 0.001*

0.78 (0.75–0.80)

< 0.001*

 8

0.13 (0.10–0.15)

< 0.001*

0.78 (0.75–0.80)

< 0.001*

 9

0.11 (0.08–0.13)

< 0.001*

0.85 (0.82–0.87)

< 0.001*

 10

0.06 (0.05–0.08)

< 0.001*

0.77 (0.74–0.81)

< 0.001*

 11

0.05 (0.03–0.08)

< 0.001*

  

 12

0.11 (0.09–0.13)

< 0.001*

  
  1. Benin: 1 = Alibori, 2 = Atacora, 3 = Atlantic, 4 = Borgou, 5 = Collines, 6 = Couffo, 7 = Donga, 8 = Littoral, 9 = Mono, 10 = Oueme, 11 = Plateau & 12 = Zou.
  2. Zimbabwe: 1 = Manicaland, 2 = Manicaland Central, 3 = Manicaland East, 4 = Manicaland West, 5 = Manicaland North, 6 = Manicaland South, 7 = Midlands, 8 = Masvingo, 9 = Harare & 10 = Bulawayo.
  3. *Significant at p < 0.05