Table 2.
Factors associated with outpatients’ previous screening behavior n (%)
| Variable |
Previously screened |
OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| No (n = 775) | Yes (n = 226) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 401 (78.6) | 109 (21.4) | 1.000 | 0.365 |
| Male | 374 (76.2) | 117 (23.8) | 1.151 (0.856-1.548) | |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| < 40 | 356 (89.7) | 41 (10.3) | 1.000 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 40 | 419 (69.4) | 185 (30.6) | 3.834 (2.657-5.532) | |
| Health insurance | ||||
| No | 303 (84.6) | 55 (15.4) | 1.000 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 472 (73.4) | 171 (26.6) | 1.996 (1.426-2.794) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary or no schooling | 52 (75.4) | 17 (24.6) | 1.000 | - |
| Secondary education | 319 (71.7) | 126 (28.3) | 1.208 (0.673-2.169) | 0.526 |
| High education | 404 (83.0) | 83 (17.0) | 0.628 (0.346-1.141) | 0.127 |
| Monthly household income, RMB (yuan) | ||||
| < 4000 | 397 (73.8) | 141 (26.2) | 1.000 | 0.003 |
| ≥ 4000 | 378 (81.6) | 85 (18.4) | 0.633 (0.467-0.858) | |
| Level of knowledge | ||||
| Low | 261 (90.6) | 27 (9.4) | 1.000 | - |
| Moderate | 213 (86.2) | 34 (13.8) | 1.543 (0.902-2.639) | 0.113 |
| High | 301 (64.6) | 165 (35.4) | 5.299 (3.415-8.223) | < 0.001 |
OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.