Table 5.
Factors associated with public negative acceptance towards cancer survivors
| Characteristic | Unadjusted |
Adjusted model 1 |
Adjusted model 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Female | 0.91 | 0.76-1.08 | 1.10 | 0.92-1.32 | 1.05 | 0.87-1.27 |
| Age (yr) | ||||||
| < 60 | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| > 60 | 1.12 | 0.91-1.40 | 1.06 | 0.82-1.38 | 1.08 | 0.87-1.40 |
| Region | ||||||
| Metro | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| City, rural | 1.08 | 0.91-1.29 | 1.02 | 0.85-1.22 | 1.01 | 0.84-1.21 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Divorced, widow | 0.98 | 0.63-1.53 | 1.17 | 0.73-1.85 | 1.14 | 0.72-1.82 |
| Unmarried | 1.00 | 0.47-2.15 | 1.18 | 0.55-2.55 | 1.18 | 0.54-2.56 |
| Education | ||||||
| < High school | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| > High school | 0.87 | 0.72-1.05 | 1.07 | 0.87-1.32 | 1.06 | 0.86-1.31 |
| Monthly income | ||||||
| < $2,000 | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| $2,000-4,000 | 0.89 | 0.70-1.15 | 1.17 | 0.88-1.55 | 1.17 | 0.88-1.56 |
| > $4,000 | 0.61 | 0.47-0.80*** | 1.70 | 1.23-2.34** | 1.71 | 1.24-2.37** |
| Religion | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Yes | 0.95 | 0.80-1.13 | 1.02 | 0.85-1.23 | 0.99 | 0.83-1.20 |
| Care experience | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | - | - | 1 | Reference |
| Yes | 0.66 | 0.54-0.82*** | - | - | 1.54 | 1.22-1.95** |
| Care cost | ||||||
| < $2,000 | 1 | Reference | - | - | 1 | Reference |
| > $2,000 | 0.86 | 0.65-1.12 | - | - | 0.97 | 0.71-1.32 |
| Cancer patients among family/friends | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | - | - | 1 | Reference |
| Yes | 0.99 | 0.83-1.18 | - | - | 0.93 | 0.77-1.12 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
***
p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01,