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Table 3 Odds ratios of cervical cancer screening by demographic, socio-economic, lifestyle, personal and health-related characteristics

From: Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research

  

Model A Univariate

Model B Multivariate

Model C Multivariate (without service use)

Characteristics

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Demographic

       

Age group

44-48

1.00

  

1.00

  
 

64-68

0.72

  

0.44

0.30-0.64

 

Had child/children

No

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.64

1.16-2.31

1.85

1.26-2.73

1.67

1.15-2.41

Spousal status

no partner

1.00

     
 

has partner

1.56

1.24-1.96

    

Race

Caucasian

1.00

     
 

not Caucasian

0.87

0.53-1.43

    

Overall Medicare use

low

1.00

     
 

medium

2.86

2.24-3.67

4.80

3.57-6.46

  
 

high

2.28

1.68-3.09

7.10

4.62-10.92

  

Socio-economic

       

Financial hardship

None

1.00

     
 

1 or more

0.61

0.38-1.00

    

Welfare receipt

not main income

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

main income

0.47

0.35-0.63

0.65

0.46-0.92

0.60

0.43-0.84

Housing

own home

1.00

     
 

renting

0.64

0.45-0.91

    

Employment

unemployed/not in labour force

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

working

1.65

1.33-2.04

1.42

1.02-1.99

1.44

1.12-1.85

Grew up in poverty

no

1.00

     
 

yes

0.81

0.59-1.10

    

Highest educational attainment

< high-school

1.00

     
 

< tertiary

0.93

0.72-1.21

    
 

tertiary degree

1.08

0.83-1.39

    

Lifestyle risk factors

       

BMI

< 30

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

≥ 30 (obese)

0.74

0.57-0.96

0.70

0.52-0.94

0.76

0.58-0.99

Smoking status

never/former

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

current smoker

0.53

0.39-0.72

0.51

0.36-0.74

0.47

0.34-0.66

Illicit drug use

none

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

former/current

1.32

1.05-1.66

1.40

1.05-1.87

1.34

1.03-1.74

Physical activity

moderate/vigorous

1.00

     
 

little/no exercise

0.82

0.66-1.02

    

Alcohol

none to medium

      
 

hazardous/harmful

1.16

0.76-1.75

    

Traumatic events (reference = not experienced)

       

Lifetime rape

 

0.90

0.59-1.38

    

Lifetime sexual molestation

 

1.08

0.82-1.41

    

Childhood sexual abuse

 

0.44

0.21-0.90

0.42

0.19-0.90

0.42

0.20-0.91

Childhood physical abuse

 

0.65

0.41-1.04

    

Early sexual experience

 

1.51

0.73-3.16

    

Personality

       

Neuroticism

 

1.00

0.87-1.15

    

Extroversion

 

1.16

0.97-1.40

    

Mastery

 

1.12

0.96-1.30

    

Health

       

Self-rated health

excellent/very good/good

1.00

     
 

fair/poor

0.54

0.39-0.75

    

RAND physical functioning

 

1.39

1.21-1.59

1.24

1.04-1.48

  

RAND mental health

 

1.10

0.96-1.26

    

Goldberg anxiety scale

< 7

1.00

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

≥ 7

0.68

0.50-0.92

0.59

0.41-0.83

0.70

0.52-0.96

Goldberg depression scale

< 7

1.00

     
 

≥ 7

0.63

0.42-0.95

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