Table 3.
Multiple logistic regression models adjusted simultaneously for variables within each main category a
| Variables | RUSSIAN OR (95% CI) | p | SOMALI OR (95% CI) | p | KURDISH OR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic category | (n = 286)b | (n = 17)b | (n = 196)b | |||
| Age (continuous) | 1.03(0.99-1.06) | 0.092 | 1.05(0.99-1.10) | 0.089 | 1.03(0.99-1.07) | 0.107 |
| High school in any country | N/A | N/A | 1.86(1.01-3.44) | 0.047 | ||
| Literacy in Finnish / Swedish | 3.80(1.60-9.01) | 0.002 | 2.38(0.78-7.31) | 0.129 | N/A | |
| Married/common law partnership | N/A | N/A | 1.98(0.93-4.21) | 0.075 | ||
| Number of family members (Continuous) | 1.38(1.00-1.91) | 0.047 | N/A | 1.23(1.01-1.59) | 0.038 | |
| Employment status | Housewife | 1.32(0.36-4.86) | 0.680 | N/A | 1.67(0.69-4.05) | 0.257 |
| Employed | 1.69(0.84-3.37) | 0.137 | N/A | 3.35(1.73-6.45) | <0.001 | |
| Living outside of the metropolitan area of Finland | N/A | 0.10(0.02-0.44) | 0.002 | 2.29(1.28-4.11) | 0.005 | |
| Immigration category | (n = 291)b | (N/A) | (N/A) | |||
| Age (continuous) | 1.12(1.01-1.24) | 0.029 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Age of migration (continuous) | 0.91(0.82-1.00) | 0.042 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Living in Finland for ten years or longer | 0.65(0.21-1.94) | 0.437 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Has experienced any discrimination | 2.01(1.03-3.93) | 0.040 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Health care services category | (n = 289)b | (n = 129)b | (n = 194)b | |||
| Age (continuous) | 1.04(1.00-1.07) | 0.042 | 1.03(0.98-1.09) | 0.186 | 1.02(0.99-1.06) | 0.191 |
| At least one general health check-up (previous five years) | 1.81(0.75-4.36) | 0.182 | 1.40(0.53-3.65) | 0.495 | 2.15(1.05-4.40) | 0.035 |
| At least one gynecological check-up (previous five years) | 7.55(3.73-15.3) | <0.001 | 9.38(3.56-24.7) | <0.001 | 20.9(9.84-44.5) | <0.001 |
| Distrust in public healthcare services | N/A | 0.31(0.09-1.12) | 0.073 | N/A | ||
| Health category | (n = 291)b | (n = 113)b | (n = 195)b | |||
| Age (continuous) | 1.01(0.97-1.04) | 0.600 | 1.03(0.98-1.07) | 0.207 | 1.01(0.97-1.05) | 0.586 |
| Very good or good self-rated health status | N/A | N/A | 1.64(0.90-2.99) | 0.108 | ||
| Has ever given birth | 1.80(0.84-3.88) | 0.131 | N/A | 8.05(2.18-29.7) | 0.002 | |
| Has experienced problems due to FGM | N/A | 0.23(0.53-1.01) | 0.051 | N/A | ||
a = In each category model, all variables included are simultaneously adjusted for each other
b = Number of observations with non-missing value in all variables in the model
N/A Not applicable, because this variable was not included in the model