Precancerous Cervical Lesions and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Cervical Screening at Adama Hospital Medical College, Central Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the study.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Women Attending Precancerous Cervical Lesion Screening at Adama Hospital Medical College, 2019

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age (year)
≤30	70	23.9
31–35	82	28.0
36–40	83	28.3
>40	58	19.8
Religion
Orthodox	139	47.4
Muslim	86	29.4
Protestant	65	22.2
Others	3	1.0
Education
No formal education	81	27.6
Primary (1–8)	109	37.2
Secondary (9–12)	60	20.5
Diploma/above	43	14.7
Marital status
Married	202	68.9
Not married	91	31.1
Age at first marriage (n=285)
≤18	141	49.5
>18	144	50.5
Income (ETB)
<1000	85	29.0
1000–1999	108	36.9
2000–2999	39	13.3
≥3000	61	20.8
Occupation
Housewife	135	46.1
Not housewife	158	53.9

Table 2 Clinical and Sexual Behavior of Women Attending Precancerous Cervical Lesion Screening at Adama Hospital Medical College, 2019

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Previously screened for cervical cancer
No	293	100%
Yes	0	0%
Ever smoked
No	291	99.3%
Yes	2	0.7%
Age at first sex
<18	111	37.9%
≥18	182	62.1%
Condom use
Always	10	3.4%
Sometimes	59	20.1%
Never	224	76.5%
History of pelvic infection
No	248	84.6%
Yes	45	15.4%
History of STI
No	222	75.8%
Yes	71	24.2%
History of STI in sexual partner
No	279	95.2%
Yes	14	4.8%
History of genital ulcers
No	282	96.2%
Yes	11	3.8%
History of genital ulcers in partner
No	289	98.6%
Yes	4	1.4%
History of HIV testing
No	3	1.0%
Yes	290	99.0%
HIV test result (n=290)
Positive	127	43.8%
Negative	163	56.2%
Sexual partner
Single	185	63.1%
Multiple	108	36.9%
Her partner have another partner
No	185	63.1%
Yes	108	36.9%
VIA screening result
Positive	46	15.7%
Negative	247	84.3%
STI screening result
Positive	18	6.1%
Negative	275	93.9%

Figure 2 Prevalence of precancerous lesion among women attending precancerous cervical lesion screening at Adama Hospital Medical College, 2019.

Table 3 Factors Associated to Cervical Precancerous Lesions Among Women Attending Precancerous Cervical Lesion Screening at Adama Hospital Medical College, 2019

Variables	Precancerous Lesion		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Positive	Negative
Marital status
Married	28	174	1.00	1.00
Not married	18	73	1.53(0.79, 2.94)	1.28(0.58, 2.39)
Education
No formal education	16	65	1.00	1.00
Primary (1–8)	16	93	0.70(0.33, 1.49)	0.54(0.22, 1.29)
Secondary (9–12)	7	53	0.54(0.21, 1.40)	0.35(0.12, 1.04)
Diploma/above	7	36	0.79(0.29, 2.10)	0.73(0.22, 2.39)
Age at first marriage
≤8	28	113	1.00	1.00
>18	18	126	0.58(0.30, 1.09)	0.75(0.34, 1.59)
Occupation
Housewife	17	118	1.00	1.00
Not housewife	29	129	1.56(0.82, 2.98)	1.48(0.65, 3.35)
Menstrual history
Regular	29	156	1.00	1.00
Irregular	15	56	1.44(0.72, 2.89)	1.31(0.61, 2.85)
No menses	2	35	0.31(0.07, 1.35)	0.18(0.04, 0.87)*
History of pelvic infection
No	33	215	1.00	1.00
Yes	13	32	2.65(1.26, 5.56)	2.82(1.21, 6.59)*
History of STI
No	25	197	1.00	1.00
Yes	21	50	3.31(1.71, 6.39)	2.65(1.26, 5.56)*
Sexual partner
Single	18	167	1.00	1.00
Multiple	28	80	3.25(1.70, 6.22)	2.24(0.99, 5.04)
Had a partner who have other partner
No	17	168	1.00	1.00
Yes	29	79	3.63(1.88, 6.98)	2.42(1.08, 5.38)*

Note: 1.00 = Reference category, AOR*= P-value < 0.05.