Table 1.
Physician Factors, Practice Factors, Patient Characteristics, and Immunization Support by Intentions to Change Pap Test Frequency (N =791)
| Factor | Total (N =791) n (%)a | No (N =647) n (%)a | Yes/Don't Know (N =144) n (%)a | p b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician factors | ||||
| Demographic and personal | ||||
| Age (yr) (missing=17) | ||||
| 25-39 | 187 (24.2) | 158 (24.9) | 29 (20.7) | 0.356 |
| 40-49 | 262 (33.9) | 217 (34.2) | 45 (32.1) | |
| 50+ | 325 (42.0) | 259 (40.9) | 66 (47.1) | |
| Gender (missing=9) | ||||
| Male | 452 (57.8) | 361 (56.4) | 91 (64.1) | 0.094 |
| Female | 330 (42.2) | 279 (43.6) | 51 (35.9) | |
| Race (missing =13) | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 581 (74.7) | 477 (75.0) | 104 (73.2) | 0.663 |
| Other | 197 (25.3) | 159 (25.0) | 38 (26.8) | |
| Ethnicity (missing=19) | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 ( 5.7) | 37 ( 5.8) | 7 ( 5.1) | 0.726 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 728 (94.3) | 597 (94.2) | 131 (94.9) | |
| Knowledge (missing=3) | ||||
| Low (0-4 correct answers) | 270 (34.3) | 202 (31.3) | 68 (47.9) | <0.001 |
| High (5-6 correct answers) | 518 (65.7) | 444 (68.7) | 74 (52.1) | |
| Attitudinal Factors | ||||
| Early vs. late adopter | ||||
| First to use a new vaccine (missing=10) | ||||
| Agree | 227 (29.1) | 204 (32.0) | 23 (16.0) | 0.001 |
| Neutral | 324 (41.5) | 255 (40.0) | 69 (47.9) | |
| Disagree | 230 (29.4) | 178 (27.9) | 52 (36.1) | |
| Wait to adopt (missing=11) | ||||
| Agree | 345 (44.2) | 271 (42.6) | 74 (51.4) | 0.119 |
| Neutral | 223 (28.6) | 184 (28.9) | 39 (27.1) | |
| Disagree | 212 (27.2) | 181 (28.5) | 31 (21.5) | |
| Practice factors | ||||
| Practice characteristics | ||||
| No. of physicians (missing=7) | ||||
| 1 | 157 (20.0) | 119 (18.5) | 38 (26.8) | 0.063 |
| 2-15 | 512 (54.3) | 430 (67.0) | 82 (57.7) | |
| 16+ | 115 (14.7) | 93 (14.5) | 22 (15.5) | |
| No. of specialties (missing=8) | ||||
| Single | 547 (69.9) | 458 (71.5) | 89 (62.7) | 0.060 |
| Multiple | 210 (26.8) | 165 (25.7) | 45 (31.7) | |
| Other | 26 ( 3.3) | 18 ( 2.8) | 8 ( 5.6) | |
| Type (missing=6) | ||||
| Private practice | 566 (72.1) | 484 (75.3) | 82 (57.7) | <0.001 |
| Other | 219 (27.9) | 159 (24.7) | 60 (42.3) | |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Patient payment method | ||||
| Private insurance (missing=50) | ||||
| 0-50% of patients | 347 (46.8) | 277 (45.3) | 70 (53.8) | 0.077 |
| 51-100% of patients | 394 (53.2) | 334 (54.7) | 60 (46.2) | |
| Patient race (majority) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 596 (76.3) | 497 (77.5) | 99 (70.7) 0.085 | |
| Other | 185 (23.7) | 144 (22.5) | 41 (28.3) |
a
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to missing data.
b
χ2 tests of homogeneity used to compare groups; Fisher's Exact test used for variables with ≤ 5 in each cell.