Table 3.

Adjusted prevalence ratios and 95% confidence interval for obtaining selected reproductive health preventive screening among US family planning clinic OC users compared to OTC users

Independent variables	Outcome (sample included)
	Pap smear within last 3 years (age 21–44)^a n=822		Pelvic examination (age 18–44) n=1108		Breast examination (age 40–44) n=120		STI screening (age 18–24) n=292
	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI
Source (E1 Paso family planning clinic)	1.08^***	1.05–1.11	1.05^**	1.01–1.10	1.11^**	1.03–1.19	1.22^**	1.09–1.38
Predisposing characteristics
Age	0.99	0.96–1.02	1.03	0.98–1.08	NA	NA	NA	NA
Parity (1 or more children)	1.03	0.97–1.09	1.22^***	1.12–1.33	NA	NA	1.52^***	1.29–1.81
Completed high school or higher	1.03	0.99–1.07	1.07^**	1.03–1.12	0.99	0.88–1.11	1.19^*	1.03–1.38
Last year of schooling in Mexico	0.98	0.94–1.03	0.99	0.95–1.05	1.06	0.96–1.17	1.02	0.83–1.24
Born in Mexico	0.99	0.95–1.04	1.04	0.99–1.10	1.00	0.75–1.34	1.17^*	1.03–1.32
Language ability (Spanish only or Spanish better than English)	1.00	0.95–1.05	0.93^**	0.89–0.97	1.04	0.86–1.25	0.91	0.78–1.06
Enabling characteristics
Receives government assistance	1.00	0.95–1.04	0.95	0.90–1.00	1.00	0.92–1.10	0.80^**	0.68–0.94
Has health insurance in USA	1.02	0.99–1.05	1.01	0.96–1.06	1.10^*	1.00–1.22	1.11	0.97–1.26
Has a usual source of care in USA	1.04^**	1.01–1.07	1.02	0.98–1.06	1.08	0.99–1.17	0.93	0.83–1.04
Need-for-care characteristics
Perceives health status as fair, poor	1.02	0.99–1.06	1.00	0.95–1.05	0.87	0.75–1.02	0.97	0.84–1.13
Has a chronic health condition	0.99	0.91–1.07	0.95	0.86–1.05	1.05	0.90–1.22	1.32^**	1.08–1.61
Gynecological problem since baseline (yes)	1.04^**	1.01–1.07	1.03	0.99–1.07	0.94	0.78–1.13	1.09	0.97–1.22
Gynecological problem since baseline (missing)	NA	NA	0.95	0.88–1.03	1.09	0.99–1.21	0.94	0.78–1.14
Pregnancy in the 12 months before baseline	1.04^**	1.01–1.07	1.07^**	1.02–1.11	1.03	0.94–1.13	1.09	0.97–1.22

Reference categories are in parentheses. PR=prevalence ratio; CI=confidence interval; NA=not applicable.

p<.05;

^**

p<.01;

^***

p<.001.

Pap smear within the last 3 years measured at the final interview; all others measured at baseline.