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. 2025 Jun 19;42(2):166–174. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2025.422.14372

Table 3. Crude model and adjusted model of factors associated with self-sampling preference for human papillomavirus detection in women aged 30 to 49 years from the La Rinconada Healthcare Center.

Factors Crude model a Adjusted model b
RPc (95%CI) p-value RPa (95%CI) p-value
Age
40-49 years 0.89 (0.76-1.03) 0.118 0.87 (0.75-1.02) 0.091
30-39 years Reference Reference
Education level
Higher education 1.32 (1.02-1.71) 0.031 1.28 (1.01-1.64) 0.044
Secondary school 1.41 (1.07-1.84) 0.013 1.46 (1.11-1.92) 0.006
No education/primary school Reference Reference
Marital status
Cohabitant 0.63 (0.45-0.88) 0.008 0.61 (0.44-0.83) 0.002
Married 0.98 (0.84-1.14) 0.819 0.96 (0.83-1.11) 0.647
Single/widow Reference Reference
Place of origin
Abroad 0.95 (0.82-1.11) 0.589 0.97 (0.83-1.12) 0.708
Jungle 0.98 (0.75-1.27) 0.890 0.97 (0.76-1.24) 0.840
Rest of the coast 0.67 (0.47-0.96) 0.030 0.70 (0.50-0.97) 0.032
Metropolitan Lima Reference Reference
Religion
Catholic 0.83 (0.73-0.94) 0.004 0.84 (0.74-0.96) 0.007
Not Catholic Reference Reference
Proximity to the HCC
31 min or more 0.98 (0.73-1.31) 0.904 - -
11 to 30 min 1.07 (0.81-1.43) 0.599
1 to 10 min Reference
Employment status
Housewife 0.99 (0.85-1.15) 0.939 - -
Paid work Reference
Age at first sexual intercourse
>17 years 0.98 (0.85-1.12) 0.803 - -
<17 years Reference
Number of sexual partners
2+ 1.00 (0.87-1.15) 0.965 - -
0-1 Reference
Use of contraceptive methods
Yes 0.92 (0.81-1.06) 0.255 - -
No Reference
Number of children
3 1.08 (0.76-1.53) 0.644 - -
1 to 2 1.12 (0.79-1.58) 0.499 - -
None Reference
PAP at any time
Yes 0.98 (0.85-1.12) 0.785 - -
No Reference
Self-sampling history for HPV detection
Yes 0.99 (0.81-1.21) 0.925 - -
No Reference
Knowledge about HPV
Percentile ≥ 75 0.85 (0.74-0.97) 0.021 0.88 (0.71-0.95) 0.009
Percentile<75 Reference Reference
a

Simple Poisson regression with robust variance.

b

Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance.

RPc: crude prevalence ratio, RPa: adjusted prevalence ratio, 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.

HCC: healthcare center, PAP: Pap test, HPV: human papillomavirus.