Table 2 Relationship between patient delay and socio-demographic factors among smear negative and smear positive patients

Sex

   Male

113

86

1.00

102

71

1.00

   Female

107

74

1.10 (0.72,1.69)

86

61

0.98(0.61,1.57

Age(in years)

   0–19

36

23

1.00

31

18

1.00

   20–39

133

91

0.93 (0.50,1.75)

122

87

0.81(0.41, 1.62)

   ≥ 40

51

46

0.71(0.35,1.44)

35

27

0.75(0.32,1.74)

Religion

   Islam

26

15

1.00

173

115

1.00

   Christian

194

145

0.77 (0.37,1.58)

15

17

0.59(0.27,1.29)

Marital status

   Married

99

61

1.00

15

17

1.00

   Single

121

99

0.75(0.49,1.17)

173

115

1.70(0.77,3.77)

Occupation

   Students

53

37

1.00

44

34

1.00

   Civil servants

46

32

1.00(0.52,1.95)

39

34

0.89(0.44,1.77)

   Housewives

44

27

1.14(0.57,2.26)

22

19

0.89(0.39,2.05)

   Merchants

26

19

0.96(0.43,2.10)

17

9

1.46(0.53,4.07)

   Unemployed

29

30

0.67(0.33, 1.38)

59

32

1.42(0.73, 2.78)

   Others

22

15

1.02(0.44,2.40)

7

4

1.35(0.32,6.07)

Education

   No education

32

16

1.00

17

12

1.00

   Read and write

21

17

0.62(0.23,1.62)

16

9

1.25 (0.36, 4.37)

   1–6^th grade

43

30

1.08 (0.45,2.58)

43

25

1.21(0.46,3.23)

   7–12^th grade

113

81

0.70(0.34,1.42)

105

75

0.99(0.41,2.34)

   Above grade 12

11

16

0.34(0.11,1.01)

7

11

0.45 (0.11, 1.75)

Waking distance (minutes)

   ≤ 60

185

147

1.00

168

124

1.00

   > 60

29

9

2.56 (1.12,6.03)

18

5

2.66 (0.90,8.42)