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. 2018 Sep 12;13(9):e0203778. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203778

Table 3. Associated factors to self-perceived adequate competence to perform PAP, VIA and VILI.

Characteristics Self-perceived adequate competence to perform…
PAP VIA VILI
n/N (%) PR (IC95%) n/N (%) PR (IC95%) n/N (%) PR (IC95%)
Age
 22 to 24 years 127/143 (88.8) ref 79/142 (55.6) ref 86/143 (60.1) ref
 25 to 26 years 134/152 (88.2) 0.99 (0.91–1.08) 99/152 (65.1) 1.17 (0.97–1.41) 89/152 (58.6) 0.97 (0.81–1.18)
 27 to 42 years 99/121 (81.8) 0.92 (0.83–1.02) 76/121 (62.8) 1.13 (0.92–1.38) 69/120 (57.5) 0.96 (0.78–1.17)
Gender
 Masculine 156/186 (83.9) ref 117/186 (62.9) ref 108/185 (58.4) ref
 Femenine 211/240 (87.9) 1.05 (0.97–1.13) 140/239 (58.6) 0.93 (0.80–1.09) 139/240 (57.9) 0.99 (0.84–1.17)
University
 Public 88/107 (82.2) ref 59/107 (55.1) ref 57/107 (53.3) ref
 Private 279/319 (87.5) 1.06 (0.96–1.17) 198/318 (62.3) 1.13 (0.93–1.37) 190/318 (59.7) 1.12 (0.92–1.37)
Health care system in which the physician performed the gynecology/obstetric clerkship
 MINSA 239/285 (83.9) ref 161/284 (56.7) ref 155/284 (54.6) ref
 EsSalud 54/59 (91.5) 1.09 (0.99–1.20) 37/59 (62.7) 1.11 (0.89–1.38) 35/59 (59.3) 1.09 (0.86–1.38)
 Armed forces/pólice 55/60 (91.7) 1.09 (1.00–1.20) 45/60 (75.0) 1.32 (1.11–1.58) 43/60 (71.7) 1.31 (1.08–1.59)
 Private 9/11 (81.8) 0.98 (0.73–1.30) 8/11 (72.7) 1.28 (0.88–1.87) 8/11 (72.7) 1.33 (0.91–1.94)

MINSA: Ministry of Health from Peru

EsSalud: Social security

PAP: Papanicolaou, VIA: Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid, VILI: Visual Inspection with Lugol’s Iodine