Table 3 Association between acceptance of cervical cancer screening, sociodemographic status of the respondents, cervical cancer awareness, self-risk assessment and history of previous cervical cancer screening (n = 1517)

Age (years)

· Less than 25

12(3.9)

0.89(0.46-1.71)

0.87(0.46-1.68)

· 25-34

149(48.5)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· ≥ 35

146(47.6)

1.04(0.81-1.35)

1.04(0.80-1.34)

Tribal Group

· Yoruba

109(35.5)

1.01(0.84-1.48)

1.10(0.49-2.48)

· Igbo

127(41.4)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· Northern Tribes

23(7.5)

0.97(0.66-1.40)

0.97(0.67-1.42)

· Southern Minority Tribes

46(15.0)

0.71(0.36-1.40)

0.78(0.29-2.08)

Religion

· Christianity

173(56.4)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· Islam

132(43.0)

0.99(0.77-1.27)

0.93(0.68-1.28)

· Others

1(0.3)

Educational level completed

· Less than Secondary

54(17.6)

1.31(0.87-1.87)

1.20(0.83-1.80)

· Secondary

171(55.7)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· Greater than Secondary

82(26.7)

1.43(1.03-1.84)

1.31(1.02-1.83)^a

Marital status

· Married

198(64.5)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· Not married

109(35.5)

0.82(0.63-1.07)

0.90(0.68-1.18)

Living children

· Yes

243(79.2)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· No

64(20.8)

1.45(1.06-1.99)

1.62(1.31-1.89) ^b

Duration of HIV disease

· <13 months

99(32.2)

1.49(1.11-2.02)

1.50(1.1-1.98)^c

· 13-36 months

91(29.6)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· ≥13 months

1179(38.1)

1.32(0.97-1.79)

1.31(0.97-1.78)

Aware of cervical cancer

· Yes

147(47.9)

1.53(1.19-1.96)

1.49(1.15-1.95)^d

· No

160(52.1)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Ever tested for cervical cancer

· Yes

25(8.1)

1.22(0.78-1.91)

1.23(0.71-1.22)

· No

282(91.9)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Self-risk assessment of cervical cancer

· High

102(33.2)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

· Low

205(66.8)

1.08(0.82-1.43)

1.10(0.93-1.39)

· None

0(0.00)