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. 2018 Mar 6;18:208. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4125-z

Table 2.

Univariable associations of potential determinants with cancer screening awareness among women 40 years and older without known history of any cancer

Potential determinants Aware of Pap smear (N = 5397) Aware of mammography (N = 5397)
N (%) OR (95% CI) N (%) OR (95% CI)
Predisposing
 Age 40–60 919 (22.42) Ref 220 (5.37) Ref
≥60 139 (10.70) 0.32 (0.25–0.40) 31 (2.39) 0.44 (0.43–0.45)
 Ethnicity Not Javanese 478 (16.48) Ref 146 (5.03) Ref
Javanese 580 (23.23) 1.49 (1.18–1.88) 105 (4.21) 0.85 (0.59–1.22)
 Residence Rural 166 (7.09) Ref 54 (2.31) Ref
Urban 892 (29.16) 7.74 (5.77–10.37) 197 (6.44) 3.57 (2.34–5.44)
 Marital status Not married 193 (13.56) Ref 43 (3.02) Ref
Married 865 (21.77) 2.14 (1.74–2.62) 208 (5.23) 1.93 (1.34–2.75)
 Education Less than high school 223 (5.31) Ref 70 (1.98) Ref
High school or higher education 835 (44.82) 14.01 (11.44–17.16) 181 (9.72) 5.08 (3.75–6.90)
 Monthly household expenditure Tertile 1–2 446 (12.52) Ref 95 (2.67) Ref
Tertile 3 612 (33.33) 3.66 (3.08–4.35) 156 (8.50) 3.29 (2.49–4.33)
 Tobacco smoking Never 1019 (19.76) Ref 241 (4.67) Ref
Ever 39 (16.25) 0.78 (0.50–1.21) 10 (4.17) 0.87 (0.43–1.76)
 Physical activity Active 268 (16.47) Ref 51 (3.13) Ref
Sedentary 790 (20.95) 1.49 (1.23–1.80) 200 (5.31) 1.85 (1.32–2.60)
 Openness < 4 957 (20.30) Ref 226 (4.79) Ref
≥4 101 (14.81) 0.77 (0.59–1.00) 25 (3.67) 0.94 (0.62–1.44)
 Conscientiousness < 4 929 (19.81) Ref 218 (4.64) Ref
≥4 129 (18.25) 1.00 (0.78–1.28) 33 (4.67) 1.02 (0.69–1.53)
 Extroversion < 4 688 (21.48) Ref 167 (5.21) Ref
≥4 370 (16.86) 0.75 (0.63–0.88) 84 (3.83) 0.76 (0.57–1.00)
 Agreeableness < 4 199 (11.24) Ref 50 (2.82) Ref
≥4 859 (23.69) 2.53 (2.08–3.08) 201 (5.54) 1.91 (1.37–2.64)
 Neuroticism < 4 528 (16.55) Ref 111 (3.48) Ref
≥4 530 (24.03) 1.65 (1.40–1.95) 140 (6.35) 1.88 (1.87–1.89)
Enabling
 Insured No 340 (12.35) Ref 82 (2.98) Ref
Yes 718 (27.17) 2.52 (2.11–3.01) 169 (6.39) 2.10 (1.57–2.82)
 Travel time < 10 min 952 (21.14) Ref 232 (5.15) Ref
≥10 min 106 (11.86) 0.48 (0.37–0.62) 19 (2.12) 0.42 (0.26–0.70)
 Participating in social activities No 65 (8.06) Ref 20 (2.48) Ref
Yes 993 (21.63) 3.27 (2.39–4.47) 231 (5.03) 2.25 (1.35–3.75)
Need
 Menopausal status Premenopausal 641 (27.87) Ref 160 (6.96) Ref
Postmenopausal 417 (13.46) 0.36 (0.30–0.42) 91 (2.94) 0.41 (0.31–0.54)
 Age at menarche < 14 472 (22.13) Ref 115 (5.39) Ref
≥ 14 586 (17.95) 0.77 (0.65–0.91) 136 (4.17) 0.73 (0.56–0.95)
 Co-morbidity score 0–1 692 (23.21) Ref 179 (6.00) Ref
≥ 2 366 (15.15) 0.53 (0.45–0.63) 72 (2.98) 0.54 (0.40–0.72)
 Parent died from cancer No 1009 (19.17) Ref 238 (4.52) Ref
Yes 49 (36.84) 2.58 (1.62–4.11) 13 (9.77) 2.25 (1.15–4.41)
 BMI <  25 kg/m2 457 (15.87) Ref 121 (4.20) Ref
≥ 25 kg/m2 601 (23.87) 1.49 (1.26–1.76) 130 (5.12) 1.12 (0.85–1.48)
 CES-D < 8 820 (21.42) Ref 190 (4.96) Ref
≥ 8 238 (15.18) 0.73 (0.60–0.88) 61 (3.89) 0.86 (0.63–1.17)