Understanding cervical cancer screening among lesbians: a national survey

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Associations between independent variables and screening status (weighted)

Score			Mean ± SD, or %			Adjusted^codds ratio of being a routine screener (95% CI)
Score	Possible range	n with data	Routine screeners	Non-routine screeners	p-value^a	Adjusted^codds ratio of being a routine screener (95% CI)
Number			644	362
Knowledge of CC risk factors	0-15	927	10.1 ± 2.5	10.0 ± 2.7	0.73	1.00 (0.92-1.09)
Knowledge that lack of Pap test is CC risk factor	Yes/no	984	67.7%	51.4%	<0.01^b	1.95 (1.30-2.91)
HMBS-susceptibility	6-30	996	12.3 ± 4.7	11.5 ± 4.3	0.07	1.06 (1.01-1.11)
HBMS-seriousness	12-60	970	31.9 ± 9.0	31.2 ± 9.0	0.41	1.02 (0.99-1.04)
HMBS-barriers	9-45	975	18.0 ± 6.0	23.0 ± 5.5	<0.01	0.88 (0.84-0.92)
HBMS-benefits	4-20	980	16.0 ± 2.9	14.3 ± 3.0	<0.01	1.23 (1.13-1.33)
Everyday discrimination (MIDI)	9-45^e	995	16.1 ± 5.9	16.2 ± 5.4	0.84	1.01 (0.97-1.05)
Number of lifetime general discrimination events	0-infinite	970	8.4 ± 33.8	7.0 ± 19.1	0.66	1.03 (0.99-1.07)^d
Disclosure of sexual orientation to HCPs – PCP	Yes/no	910	72.0%	46.1%	<0.01^b	2.84 (1.82-4.45)
Disclosure of sexual orientation to HCPs – gynecologist	Yes/no	688	78.3%	59.6%	<0.01^b	2.30 (1.33-3.96)
HCP recommended Pap	Yes/no	1002	46.9%	28.9%	<0.01^b	2.04 (1.32-3.15)

CI: confidence interval; CC: cervical cancer; SD: standard deviation of individual participants; HBMS: Health Belief Model Scale; HCP: health care provider.
^aStudent’s t-test with survey weights.
^bRao-Scott Chi Square test.
^cAdjusted for age (continuous), education (college graduate and above vs. less than college graduate), relationship (living with a partner vs. not living with a partner), employment status (working full-time vs. not working full-time), and insurance status (having insurance vs. no insurance).
Odds ratios shown for continuous variables are per one-unit increase, except…
^dOdds ratio per 5-unit increase.
^eFor MIDI only, higher values represent lower perceived levels.

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