Table 3.
On-Schedule Cancer Screenings by Self-Reported Barriers to Screening, Rhode Island, 2003–2005
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On-schedule breast screening (na = 557) |
On-schedule cervical screening (na = 575) |
On-schedule colorectal screening (na = 328) |
On-schedule comprehensive screening (na = 603) |
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| Self-reported barriers to screening | % | AORb(95% CL) | % | AORb(95% CL) | % | AORb(95% CL) | % | AORb(95% CL) |
| Put off or avoided screenings because of Problems taking time from work | ||||||||
| Yes/did not answer (n = 137) | 60.0 | 0.4 (0.3, 0.7) | 74.8 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) | 47.1 | 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) | 46.0 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
| No (n = 466) | 78.5 | Reference | 79.3 | Reference | 71.5 | Reference | 59.9 | Reference |
| Problems with transportation | ||||||||
| Yes/did not answer (n = 75) | 59.7 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) | 63.2 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) | 52.4 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) | 44.0 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) |
| No (n = 528) | 76.3 | Reference | 80.3 | Reference | 68.5 | Reference | 58.5 | Reference |
| Medical problems | ||||||||
| Yes/did not answer (n = 63) | 62.5 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.7) | 58.2 | 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) | 48.7 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) | 44.4 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.7) |
| No (n = 540) | 75.7 | Reference | 80.4 | Reference | 68.7 | Reference | 58.2 | Reference |
| Responsibilities for dependents (e.g., children, elders) | ||||||||
| Yes/did not answer (n = 54) | 59.2 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.4) | 66.7 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) | 48.2 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.8) | 44.4 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) |
| No (n = 549) | 75.8 | Reference | 79.4 | Reference | 68.1 | Reference | 57.9 | Reference |
| Put off, avoided, or changed the place of screenings because of Concerns about body image | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 130) | 66.4 | 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) | 72.7 | 0.6 (0.4, 1.1) | 42.9 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.6) | 46.9 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
| No (n = 466) | 76.8 | Reference | 79.8 | Reference | 70.1 | Reference | 59.4 | Reference |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 33) | 46.7 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) | 62.5 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) | 36.8 | 0.4 (0.1, 1.2) | 33.3 | 0.4 (0.1, 0.8) |
| No (n = 565) | 76.1 | Reference | 79.2 | Reference | 68.1 | Reference | 58.1 | Reference |
| Physical attraction to others | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 35) | 61.3 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) | 66.7 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.5) | 58.8 | 0.7 (0.2, 2.2) | 48.6 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) |
| No (n = 562) | 75.2 | Reference | 79.3 | Reference | 66.6 | Reference | 57.3 | Reference |
| Self-reported disability | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 27) | 73.9 | —c | 74.1 | —c | 57.1 | —c | 59.3 | —c |
| No (n = 575) | 74.3 | 78.6 | Reference | 66.8 | Reference | 56.7 | Reference | |
a
Number eligible for type of on-schedule screening.
b
All models also include partner gender, marital status, age, education, income, employment, race, smoking status, alcohol use, family history of cancer, recruitment source and data collection mode.
c
Adjusted model was not computed because of sample size.