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Table 1 Use of Pap smear among women with intellectual disability: basic characteristics and bivariate analysis

From: The characteristics and relevant factors of Pap smear test use for women with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan

   

Used

 

Did not use

 

χ2

Variable name

N = 18,204

%

n1 = 880

%

n2 = 17,324

%

p-value

Gender

      

-

Female

18,204

100.00

880

4.83

17,324

95.17

 

Age

      

<0.001*

30-39 years

7,178

39.43

276

3.85

6,902

96.15

 

40-49 years

5,604

30.78

312

5.57

5,292

94.43

 

50-59 years

3,491

19.18

209

5.99

3,282

94.01

 

60-69 years

1,346

7.39

73

5.42

1,273

94.58

 

70 years

585

3.21

10

1.71

575

98.29

 

Level of urbanizationa

      

<0.001*

Level 1

1,684

9.25

55

3.27

1,629

96.73

 

Level 2

3,343

18.36

130

3.89

3,213

96.11

 

Level 3

2,610

14.34

127

4.87

2,483

95.13

 

Level 4

1,692

9.29

73

4.31

1,619

95.69

 

Level 5

3,044

16.72

182

5.98

2,862

94.02

 

Level 6

2,279

12.52

112

4.91

2,167

95.09

 

Level 7

2,425

13.32

126

5.20

2,299

94.80

 

Level 8

1,127

6.19

75

6.65

1,052

93.35

 

Premium-based monthly salary

      

0.003*

Dependent population

6,014

33.04

285

4.74

5,729

95.26

 

<15,840

8,601

47.25

378

4.39

8,223

95.61

 

16,500-22,800

3,287

18.06

193

5.87

3,094

94.13

 

24,000-28,800

174

0.96

15

8.62

159

91.38

 

30,300-36,300

92

0.51

6

6.52

86

93.48

 

38,200-45,800

36

0.20

3

8.33

33

91.67

 

Aboriginal

      

0.011*

Yes

271

1.49

22

8.12

249

91.88

 

No

17,933

98.51

858

4.78

17,075

95.22

 

Education level

      

0.819

Elementary school and under

11,158

61.29

546

4.89

10,612

95.11

 

Junior high school

3,550

19.50

172

4.85

3,378

95.15

 

Senior high/vocational school

1,217

6.69

50

4.11

1,167

95.89

 

Junior college/university and above

114

0.63

6

5.26

108

94.74

 

Unclear

2,165

11.89

106

4.90

2,059

95.10

 

Marital status

      

<0.001*

Married

6,028

33.11

463

7.68

5,565

92.32

 

Unmarried

6,536

35.90

133

2.03

6,403

97.97

 

Divorced and widowed

652

3.58

47

7.21

605

92.79

 

Unclear

4,988

27.40

237

4.75

4,751

95.25

 

Catastrophic illness/injury

      

0.989

Yes

2,252

12.37

109

4.84

2,143

95.16

 

No

15,952

87.63

771

4.83

15,181

95.17

 

Relevant diseases

       

Cancer

      

0.004*

Yes

225

1.24

20

8.89

205

91.11

 

No

17,979

98.76

860

4.78

17,119

95.22

 

Diabetes mellitus

      

<0.001*

Yes

1,562

8.58

114

7.30

1,448

92.70

 

No

16,642

91.42

766

4.60

15,876

95.40

 

Level of severity of intellectual disability

      

<0.001*

Mild

3,461

19.01

274

7.92

3,187

92.08

 

Moderate

6,689

36.74

380

5.68

6,309

94.32

 

Severe

4,865

26.72

139

2.86

4,726

97.14

 

Very severe

3,189

17.52

87

2.73

3,102

97.27

 
  1. aLevel one: the most urbanized areas.
  2. *p < 0.05.