| Socio-demographic characteristics | Awareness of pap smear | χ2 | P-value | |
| Aware N (%) | Not aware N (%) | |||
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
| <20 | 28 (19.7) | 114 (80.3) | 5.707 | 0.058 |
| 20 - 25 | 61 (28.6) | 152 (71.4) |
|
|
| ≤26 | 15 (35.7) | 27 (64.3) |
|
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Single | 96 (25.9) | 274 (74.1) | 0.177 | 0.674 |
| Married | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) |
|
|
| Religion |
|
|
|
|
| Christianity | 103 (26.1) | 292(73.9) | 0.589 | 0.443 |
| Islam | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
|
|
| Tribe |
|
|
|
|
| Tiv | 48 (28.1) | 123 (71.9) | 8.056 | 0.045 |
| Idoma | 30 (19.9) | 121 (80.1) |
|
|
| Igede | 12 (28.6) | 30 (71.4) |
|
|
| Others | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) |
|
|
| Faculty groups |
|
|
|
|
| College of medicine | 48 (53.3) | 42 (46.7) | 44.330 | <0.001 |
| Other faculties | 56 (18.2) | 251 (81.8) |
|
|
| Ever had sex |
|
|
|
|
| Yes | 48 (25.8) | 138 (74.2) | 0.028 | 0.868 |
| No | 56 (26.5) | 155 (73.5) |
|
|
| Number of sexual partners |
|
|
|
|
| None or 1 | 84 (24.3) | 262 (75.7) | 5.130 | 0.024 |
| ≥ 2 | 20 (39.2) | 31 (60.8) |
|
|
| previous pregnancy |
|
|
|
|
| Yes | 19 (30.2) | 44 (69.8) | 0.546 | 0.460 |
| No | 85 (25.7) | 246 (74.3) |
|
|