Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios for the associations of psychosocial and demographic variables with Internet access and use of the Internet as a source of cancer information, respectively, in an immigrant Latino population cared for in safety net clinics
| Internet access*
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Intent to use Internet as cancer information source**
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| OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | |||
| Age (years) | <50 vs. ≥ 50 | 1.74 | [1.24, 2.45] | .002 | Per 10-year increase | 0.65 | [0.53, 0.80] | <.001 |
| Gender | Female vs. male | 1.45 | [1.08, 1.95] | .01 | Female vs. male | 0.68 | [0.43, 1.06] | .09 |
| Marital status | — | — | — | — | Married vs. unmarried | 0.73 | [0.46, 1.16] | .18 |
| Education (years) | 12 vs. <12 | 2.02 | [1.43, 2.86] | <.001 | 12 vs. <12 | 2.24 | [1.27, 3.93] | .01 |
| >12 vs. <12 | 3.39 | [2.27, 5.07] | <.001 | >12 vs. <12 | 3.22 | [1.79, 5.80] | <.001 | |
| Perceived risk of cancer | — | — | — | — | High vs. low | 1.76 | [1.14, 2.73] | .01 |
| Self-efficacy | Per one-unit increase | 1.10 | [1.01, 1.22] | .05 | Per one-unit increase | 1.24 | [1.06, 1.44] | .01 |
| Acculturation | Per one-unit increase | 2.60 | [1.97, 3.42] | <.001 | Per one-unit increase | 1.60 | [1.14, 2.23] | .01 |
| Trust in online health information | Per one-unit increase | 1.68 | [1.51, 1.88] | <.001 | Per one-unit increase | 1.47 | [1.19, 1.82] | .0004 |
Adjusted results from a logistic regression model that included all listed predictors and country of origin (N = 1,092). Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test: p = .886.
Adjusted results from a logistic regression model that included all listed predictors and country of origin (N = 428). Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test: p = .511.