Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening among Vietnamese American Women
Table 5
Factors associated with receipt of prior Pap test in multivariate analyses.
Variable group
Associated factors
Forward selection adjusted odds ratios
Point estimation
95% CI
Access barriers
Doctor recommendation for testing
***
No
1.00
Reference
Yes
8.45***
5.02~14.23
Current health insurance
***
No
1.00
Reference
Yes
3.04***
2.25~4.11
Difficulty getting time off to see doctor
***
No
1.00
Reference
Yes
0.51***
0.38~0.69
Knowledge, attitude, and beliefs
Pap test can detect cancer early and prolong life
***
Yes
1.00
Reference
Do not know
0.53*
0.32~0.87
No
0.24***
0.12~0.48
Ever heard of HPV
***
No
1.00
Reference
Yes
2.37***
1.56~3.59
Can have cancer but no symptoms
***
Yes
1.00
Reference
Do not know
0.68*
0.48~0.97
No
1.47
0.98~2.21
See doctor only when sick
**
Yes
1.00
Reference
Do not know
1.21
0.78~1.89
No
1.85**
1.27~2.70
God or higher power controls cancer
*
Yes
1.00
Reference
Do not know
0.70*
0.50~0.98
No
0.55**
0.35~0.85
Cancer can be cured if detected early
*
Yes
1.00
Reference
Do not know
0.75
0.47~1.21
No
0.34**
0.16~0.74
Note: All demographic variables significant in the univariate logistic regression model (Table 1) were included in the multivariate model.
***, **, *indicating significance levels of 0.001, 0.01, and 0.05, respectively.