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Table 3 Univariate analysis of demographic factors, risk factors, and scales for intention to attend for HPV-CCS – “I would be willing to have an HPV test to screen for cervical cancer after the age of 25 and every 4 years instead of a Pap smear every year after becoming sexually active”

From: Correlates of women’s intentions to be screened for human papillomavirus for cervical cancer screening with an extended interval

Variable

Group

Overall

Agree

Disagree

p-valuea

Overall

N(%)

981(100 %)

504(51.4 %)

477(48.6 %)

 

Marital Status

Divorced

108(11.0 %)

54(10.7 %)

54(11.3 %)

0.46

Common law/married

689(70.2 %)

363(72.0 %)

326(68.3 %)

Never married

112(11.4 %)

53(10.5 %)

59(12.4 %)

Widowed

7(0.7 %)

5(1.0 %)

2(0.4 %)

Missing

65(6.6 %)

29(5.8 %)

36(7.5 %)

Education

High school or less

133(13.6 %)

54(10.7 %)

79(16.6 %)

0.007

More than high school

848(86.4 %)

450(89.3 %)

398(83.4 %)

Sexual Partners - Ever

0

1(0.1 %)

1(0.2 %)

0

0.42

1

185(18.9 %)

96(19.0 %)

89(18.7 %)

2–5

364(37.1 %)

193(38.3 %)

171(35.8 %)

6–10

221(22.5 %)

110(21.8 %)

111(23.3 %)

11–50

198(20.2 %)

101(20.0 %)

97(20.3 %)

>50

12(1.2 %)

3(0.6 %)

9(1.9 %)

Ethnic Origin

Chinese

81(8.3 %)

37(7.3 %)

44(9.2 %)

0.47

Aboriginal

24(2.4 %)

11(2.2 %)

13(2.7 %)

Other

876(89.3 %)

456(90.5 %)

420(88.1 %)

Smoke, Ever

No

627(63.9 %)

331(65.7 %)

296(62.1 %)

0.24

Yes

354(36.1 %)

173(34.3 %)

181(37.9 %)

Age, Recruitment

Median(IQR)

45(38–53)

45(38–54)

44(38–51)

0.07

Attitudes to HPV testing (A1)

Mean score (SD)

19.5(7.1)

23.6(5.1)

15.2(6.3)

<0.001

Subjective Norms, Direct (SND2-3)

Mean score (SD)

11.0(2.6)

11.5(2.5)

10.5(2.6)

<0.001

Subjective Norms, Indirect (SNI5-12)

Mean score (SD)

34.8(31.9)

42.2(30.2)

27.0(31.9)

<0.001

Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC15-18)

Mean score (SD)

23.4(4.1)

24.2(3.8)

22.6(4.3)

<0.001

Contacting Partners (CP13-14)

Mean score (SD)

12.6(2.2)

12.7(2.2)

12.5(2.3)

0.33

  1. a based on either chi-square or Kruskal-Wallis test as appropriate on valid data only