Table 2.

Factors independently Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening Participation⁹

	Ever Screened		Recently Screened
Variable	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age (years)
18–39	1.7	0.6–4.3	3.5	1.8–7.0
40–59	2.5	1.2–5.4	1.6	0.8–3.2
60+	1.0		1.0
10+ years since immigration	2.6	1.3–5.0
Believed illness is a matter of karma	0.5	0.2–0.8
Believed women should have regular checkups			2.6	1.2–5.8
Believed Pap tests can prolong life			1.8	1.1–3.0
Believed Pap testing is necessary for sexually inactive women			2.4	1.5–3.9
Believed Pap testing is necessary for postmenopausal women	2.5	1.4–4.4
Ever received prenatal care in the U.S.	2.1	1.1–4.3
Regular physician
Female			2.3	1.4–3.8
Male			1.3	0.6–2.6
No physician			1.0
Physician recommendation	4.9	2.9–8.6	3.5	2.1–5.9

OR - odds ratio

CI - confidence interval