Table 3.
Factors associated with outpatients’ screening willingness n (%)
| Variable |
Screening willingness |
OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Rejection1 (n = 213) | Attendance2 (n = 788) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 120 (23.5) | 390 (76.5) | 1.000 | 0.089 |
| Male | 93 (18.9) | 398 (81.1) | 1.317 (0.971-1.786) | |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| < 40 | 76 (19.1) | 321 (80.9) | 1.000 | 0.207 |
| ≥ 40 | 137 (22.7) | 467 (77.3) | 0.807 (0.589-1.105) | |
| Health insurance | ||||
| No | 73 (20.4) | 285 (79.6) | 1.000 | 0.630 |
| Yes | 140 (21.8) | 503 (78.2) | 0.920 (0.670-1.265) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary or no schooling | 16 (23.2) | 53 (76.8) | 1.000 | - |
| Secondary education | 109 (24.5) | 336 (75.5) | 0.931 (0.511-1.695) | 0.814 |
| High education | 88 (18.1) | 399 (81.9) | 1.369 (0.748-2.506) | 0.309 |
| Monthly household income, RMB (yuan) | ||||
| < 4000 | 123 (22.9) | 415 (77.1) | 1.000 | 0.189 |
| ≥ 4000 | 90 (19.4) | 373 (80.6) | 1.228 (0.905-1.668) | |
| Level of knowledge | ||||
| Low | 106 (36.8) | 182 (63.2) | 1.000 | - |
| Moderate | 52 (21.1) | 195 (78.9) | 2.184 (1.481-3.221) | < 0.001 |
| High | 55 (11.8) | 411 (88.2) | 4.352 (3.008-6.298) | < 0.001 |
1
Patients rejected to attend screening;
2
Patients would attend screening voluntarily or under recommendation. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.