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Table 4 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for attendance to cervical screening after receipt of a reminder, versus opportunistic attendance on own initiative

From: Factors associated with non-attendance, opportunistic attendance and reminded attendance to cervical screening in an organized screening program: a cross-sectional study of 12,058 Norwegian women

 

N

Reminded

attendance

(%)

Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

for reminded attendance

Multivariatea OR (95% CI)

for reminded attendance

SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS

Age

    

25-29

2318

39.34

1

1

30-34

2631

46.75

1.35 (1.21, 1.52)

1.24 (1.09, 1.41)

35-39

2670

52.25

1.69 (1.51, 1.89)

1.58 (1.39, 1.80)

40+

2825

54.23

1.83 (1.63, 2.04)

1.66 (1.45, 1.90)

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

Education (years)

    

< 9

205

49.76

1.06 (0.80, 1.40)

 

9-12

2735

50.16

1.02 (0.92, 1.12)

 

13-16

4559

48.41

1

 

>16

2885

47.25

1.02 (0.88, 1.06)

 

P-value

  

P = 0.77

 

Marital status

    

Married/cohabiting

8164

49.47

1

1

Divorced/widow

670

47.31

0.82 (0.70, 0.96)

0.88 (0.73, 1.06)

Single

1525

44.59

0.90 (0.81, 1.01)

0.95 (0.83, 1.08)

P-value

  

P = 0.01

P = 0.33

HEALTH AND HEALTH RISKS

Self-rated health

    

Poor

690

46.23

0.86 (0.73, 1.00)

 

Good

3123

47.26

0.93 (0.85, 1.01)

 

Very good

4854

49.01

1

 

Excellent

1551

49.39

1.00 (0.89, 1.12)

 

P-value

  

P = 0.12

 

Smoking

    

Never

4717

50.03

1

1

Former

2420

47.07

0.86 (0.78, 0.95)

0.97 (0.87, 1.09)

Current

3274

47.37

0.88 (0.81, 0.97)

1.03 (0.92, 1.15)

P-value

  

P = 0.003

P = 0.66

Beer drinking

    

Never

2311

49.94

1.16 (1.04, 1.29)

1.05 (0.93, 1.18)

<once per month

2902

49.93

1.13 (1.02, 1.25)

1.05 (0.94, 1.17)

1-3 times per month

3316

46.47

1

1

>=once per week

817

45.53

0.96 (0.82, 1.12)

1.03 (0.87, 1.22)

P-value

  

P = 0.008

P = 0.84

Wine drinking

Never

798

50.88

1.19 (1.02, 1.38)

1.17 (0.98, 1.39)

<once per month

2478

50.12

1.13 (1.02, 1.24)

1.08 (0.96, 1.21)

1-3 times per month

4358

47.22

1

1

>=once per week

1972

47.36

0.92 (0.83, 1.03)

0.96 (0.85, 1.08)

P-value

  

P = 0.002

P = 0.13

Liquor drinking

    

Never

3155

49.57

1.01 (0.92, 1.11)

 

<once per month

4136

48.77

1

 

>=once per month

1590

46.04

0.92 (0.82, 1.03)

 

P-value

  

P = 0.26

 

SEXUAL HISTORY

Number of lifetime coital partners

0-3b

3354

54.03

1

1

4-9

3726

47.07

0.76 (0.70, 0.84)

0.88 (0.79, 0.99)

10 +

3046

44.42

0.69 (0.62, 0.76)

0.87 (0.76, 0.99)

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P = 0.05

Number of new coital partners during last six months

0

8410

49.27

1

 

1

1454

46.77

0.94 (0.84, 1.05)

 

2+

498

42.77

0.84 (0.70, 1.01)

 

P-value

  

P = 0.11

 

Age at first coitus

<17

4426

46.07

1

1

17-18

3498

48.66

1.10 (1.01 1.20)

1.07 (0.97, 1.19)

19 +

2294

52.14

1.26 (1.14, 1.40)

1.07 (0.94, 1.22)

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P = 0.36

Ever had any STI c

No

6840

51.40

1

1

Yes

3295

42.12

0.68 (0.63, 0.74)

0.76 (0.68, 0.83)

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

PREGNANCY AND CONTRACEPTIVES

Ever pregnant

    

No

1758

45.68

1.08 (0.97, 1.21)

 

Yes

8659

49.16

1

 

P-value

  

P = 0.17

 

Number of births

0

2458

45.04

1

 

1

2051

46.03

0.92 (0.82, 1.04)

 

2

3630

49.89

0.96 (0.86, 1.08)

 

3+

2156

52.97

1.03 (0.90, 1.17)

 

P-value

  

P = 0.35

 

Ever used hormonal contraceptives

No

891

57.35

1.39 (1.21, 1.60)

1.21 (1.01, 1.46)

Yes

9483

47.63

1

1

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P = 0.03

Used hormonal contraceptive during last month

No

6613

50.20

1

1

Yes

3713

45.33

0.87 (0.80, 0.95)

0.88 (0.80, 0.96)

P-value

  

P = 0.001

P = 0.006

Ever used condoms

    

No

1472

54.28

1.23 (1.10, 1.38)

1.07 (0.94, 1.23)

Yes

8889

47.54

1

1

P-value

  

P = 0.0003

P = 0.31

AWARENESS

"Did you know that a gynecological smear may detect changes that could lead to cervical cancer?"

No

938

40.94

0.78 (0.68, 0.90)

0.78 (0.65, 0.94)

Yes

9455

49.25

1

1

P-value

  

P = 0.0006

P = 0.007

"Did you know that the recommended screening interval is every third year?"

No

880

33.18

0.54 (0.47, 0.63)

0.49 (0.41, 0.59)

Yes

9531

49.96

1

1

P-value

  

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

"Do you believe a gynecological smear every third year is necessary for you?"

No

7896

49.23

1.14 (1.03, 1.26)

1.06 (0.93, 1.20)

Yes

1960

45.66

1

1

Don't know

547

49.73

1.25 (1.04, 1.52)

1.13 (0.89, 1.43)

P-value

  

P = 0.02

P = 0.54

"Have you ever heard of HPV?"

No

6585

49.70

1.14 (1.05, 1.24)

1.19 (1.08, 1.30)

Yes

3779

46.44

1

1

P-value

  

P = 0.001

P = 0.0003

  1. a The multivariate model only included variables that were significant in the age-adjusted models
  2. b Included 154 women reporting zero lifetime coital partners
  3. c Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas vaginalis, herpes or genital warts