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. 2011 Feb 17;11:112. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-112

Table 3.

Predictors of self-test use

Variable Cholesterol testa Glucose testb HIV test c
OR OR OR
[95% CI] [95% CI] [95% CI]
Demographics
Gender 2.4 1.2 1.6
[1.2-4.8]* [0.6-2.8] [0.6-4.0]
Age 1.0 1.0 1.0
[1.0-1.0] [1.0-1.0] [0.9-1.0]
Level of educationd
 Low 0.6 1.5 0.9
[0.2-1.7] [0.6-4.2] [0.2-4.2]
 Intermediate 1.3 1.3 0.5
[0.7-2.6] [0.6-2.9] [0.2-1.2]
 High Reference Reference Reference
Health Belief Model
 Perceived susceptibility 1.7 1.0 2.9
[1.0-2.7]* [0.6-1.5] [1.6-5.5] **
 Perceived severity 0.6 0.8 1.0
[0.4-1.0] [0.5-1.3] [0.5-2.1]
 Cues to action 0.8 3.3 4.7
[0.4-1.6] [1.3-8.3]* [1.4-15.5]*
 Perceived benefits 9.4 22.9 150.0
[3.6-24.5]** [7.8-67.7]** [32.7-688.6]**
 Perceived barriers 0.5 1.0 0.8
[0.3-1.0]* [0.5-2.0] [0.4-1.4]
 Self-efficacy 10.2 12.9 10.0
[5.6-18.7]** [7.0-23.8]** [4.6-22.0]**
TPB & PMT
 Subjective norm 1.1 1.6 1.8
[0.7-1.8] [0.9-2.9] [1.1-3.1]*
 Anticipated regret 0.7 1.1 1.2
[0.5-1.1] [0.7-1.8] [0.7-2.1]
 Moral obligation 3.5 1.0 1.0
[1.9-6.5]** [0.5-1.9] [0.5-1.8]
 Response efficacy 0.5 0.6 0.2
[0.3-0.9]* [0.3-1.1] [0.1-0.5]**
Nagelkerke R2 0.6 0.7 0.7

Note: 0 = non-tester; 1 = self-tester

* p < .05; ** p < .001

a Cholesterol testers = 150, non-testers = 183

b Glucose testers = 185, non-testers = 179

c HIV testers = 107, non-testers = 174

d Low = primary and secondary school, Intermediate = intermediate vocational education, high = higher vocational education and university