Table 3.
Predictors of endorsing multifactorial beliefs about cancer
| Bivariate analysis (N = 2,529) |
Multivariable analysis-A (N = 2,529) |
Multivariable analysis-B (N = 986) |
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| Predictor | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | ||||||
| Information Seeking and Scanning | |||||||||||||||
| Seek Cancer Information | 1.1 | 0.8 | - | 1.5 | 0.52 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | 0.28 | - | - | - | - | |
| Scan Cancer Information | 1.4 | 1.1 | - | 1.7 | 0.004 | 1.4 | 1.1 | - | 1.7 | 0.001 | 1.3 | 0.9 | - | 1.8 | 0.23 |
| Information Processing | |||||||||||||||
| Trust-Internet | 1.3 | 1.0 | - | 1.6 | 0.08 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 1.6 | 0.25 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 1.9 | 0.29 |
| Trust-Doctor | 1.1 | 0.9 | - | 1.4 | 0.30 | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | 1.2 | 0.73 | 0.9 | 0.6 | - | 1.4 | 0.68 |
| Perceived Ability-Self-Efficacy | 1.1 | 0.9 | - | 1.2 | 0.39 | 1.0 | 0.9 | - | 1.2 | 0.98 | 0.9 | 0.7 | - | 1.2 | 0.51 |
| Actual Ability-Numeracy | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 1.7 | 0.32 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 1.8 | 0.32 | 1.6 | 0.7 | - | 3.6 | 0.29 |
| Motivation to Process Information | 1.2 | 1.1 | - | 1.4 | 0.01 | 1.3 | 1.1 | - | 1.5 | 0.005 | 1.3 | 1.1 | - | 1.6 | 0.01 |
| Prior Experience-Family History | 1.8 | 1.4 | - | 2.5 | <0.001 | 1.9 | 1.4 | - | 2.7 | 0.001 | 2.0 | 1.1 | - | 3.6 | 0.03 |
| Prior Experience-Aware DTC Genetic Testing |
1.2 | 0.8 | - | 1.6 | 0.40 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 1.6 | 0.36 | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | 1.7 | 0.92 |
| Prior Experience-Negative Information Seeking |
0.7 | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 0.5 | - | 0.9 | 0.01 | |
| Socio-Demographic Covariates | |||||||||||||||
| Age | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | .13 | 1.01 | 1.00 | - | 1.02 | .02 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | .13 |
| Female | 1.3 | 0.9 | - | 1.8 | .10 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 1.7 | .23 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.3 | .27 |
| Education | |||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 years | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 1.3 | .61 | 0.7 | .04 | - | 1.3 | .44 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.9 | .50 |
| 12 years or high school degree | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | 1.3 | .55 | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | 1.3 | .79 | 0.5 | 0.3 | - | 1.1 | .44 |
| Vo-Tech or some college | 0.9 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | .92 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | 1.3 | .58 |
| College graduate or more | ref | ref | ref | ||||||||||||
| Non-White Race | 1.1 | 0.8 | - | 1.5 | .47 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | 1.8 | .20 | 1.5 | 0.9 | - | 2.7 | .14 |
| Rural Geographic Residence | 1.5 | 0.9 | - | 2.3 | .11 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | 2.8 | .06 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | 2.9 | .37 |
Note. Multivariable models controlled for age, sex, education, race, and geographic residence. Prior experience-negative information seeking was asked only of individuals who reported ever seeking cancer information. Thus, it could not be included in analyses examining the relationship between cancer information seeking and multifactorial beliefs (i.e., Multivariable analysis-A). Similarly, the relationship between prior negative information seeking experiences and multifactorial beliefs could not be examined with cancer information seeking in the model (i.e., Multivariable analysis-B).