Table 6: Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors affecting participation of Pap smear screening

Factors   P-value   95% Confidence Interval

History of gynaecological disease

  0.03   1.04 - 2.16
Worry about cervical cancer   <0.001   2.64 - 7.79
Knowledge about cervical cancer symptoms   <0.001   0.33 - 0.72
Perception of pain in Pap smear   <0.001   2.61 - 4.83

Knowledge that there is a need to have Pap smears even if not sexually active

  <0.001   2.42 - 4.94
Gender of the doctor   0.008   1.13 - 2.23
History of giving birth   0.002   1.53 -5.76