Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of potential associated factors and lifetime Pap smear testing experience (N = 700)

	Have undergone pap smear testing	OR	(95% CI)	P value	AOR	(95% CI)	P value
Total	383
Age (years)
20–23	53	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
24–27	181	1.75	1.16–2.65	< 0.01	1.44	0.85–2.44	0.17
28–29	149	2.3	1.49–3.55	< 0.001	1.86	1.08–3.21	< 0.05
Employment status
Unemployed/student	12	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
Part-time job	66	1.1	0.54–2.23	0.859	1.91	0.82–4.43	0.740
Full-time job	302	2.8	1.25–5.42	< 0.005	3.30	1.46–7.45	< 0.01
Income
< 2,000,000 yen	129	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
< 4,000,000 yen	184	1.68	1.22–2.32	< 0.005	0.92	0.58–1.47	0.13
≥4,000,000 yen	70	3.75	2.22–6.34	< 0.001	1.60	0.83–3.09	< 0.001
Lifetime number of sex partners
1	73	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
2–4	158	1.88	1.29–2.75	< 0.005	1.39	0.89–2.17	0.15
≥5	152	2.56	1.72–3.81	< 0.001	1.97	1.22–3.20	< 0.01
Concerns regarding STI
Yes	220	2.08	1.39–3.13	< 0.005	1.34	0.92–1.95
No	163	1	(ref)		1	(ref)	0.13
History of HPV vaccination
Yes	340	3.22	1.66–6.21	< 0.001	4.88	2.19–10.89
No/do not know	43	1	(ref)		1	(ref)	< 0.001
Receipt of a coupon for cervical cancer screening from the local government
Yes	308	5.03	3.23–7.81	< 0.001	3.14	2.12–4.64
No	75	1	(ref)		1	(ref)	< 0.001
Perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer
Low	45	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
Middle	124	1.63	1.05–2.52	< 0.05	1.77	1.04–3.01	< 0.05
High	214	4.06	2.63–6.28	< 0.001	3.23	1.89–5.51	< 0.001
Perceived logistical barriers to cervical cancer screening
Low	138	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
Middle	139	0.46	0.57–0.33	< 0.001	0.55	0.34–0.90	< 0.05
High	106	0.22	0.14–0.31	< 0.001	0.31	0.19–0.50	< 0.001
Confidence of undergoing cervical cancer screening from a male physician
Low	109	1	(ref)		1	(ref)
Middle	116	1.33	0.89–1.97	0.19	1.34	0.85–2.13	0.21
High	92	3.36	2.29–4.94	< 0.001	2.66	1.70–4.19	< 0.001

OR adjusted odds ratio, STI sexually transmitted infections, HPV human papillomavirus