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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2018 Nov 3;29(1):38–47. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.09.006

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression models of factors associated with perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer by study group (Un/under-screened, Screened, Colposcopy)

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) Yes=1.0 (Reference)
Un/under-screened Screened Colposcopy
Unadjusteda Adjusted Unadjusteda Adjusted Unadjusteda Adjusted
Variables No DK No DK No DK No DK No DK No DK
Age 1.03 (.97–1.09) 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 1.02 (.97–1.08) 1.06 (1.01–1.11) - - - - 1.06 (.99–1.12) 1.00 (.95–1.05) - -
Married/cohabitate - - - - 1.05 (.45–2.46) 0.52 (.26–1.03) - - - -
Sexual initiation 1.19 (1.00–1.42) 1.23 (1.06–1.43) 1.18 (.99–1.40) 1.22 (1.06–1.42) - - - - 1.15 (.98–1.36) 1.18 (1.02–1.35) 1.12 (.94–1.34) 1.15 (.99–1.34)
Lifetime partners 0.93 (.85–1.01) 0.96 (.93–1.01) - - - - - - - - - -
How often do you visit the doctor when sick (Always=1.0)
Sometimes - - - - - - - - 0.36 (.14–.94) 1.54 (.72–3.32) - -
Never - - - - - - - - 0.54 (.94–3.13) .51 (.09–2.95) - -
Not sick - - - - - - - - 1.69 (.39–7.26) 1.92 (.47–7.83) - -
Recent Pap recommendation - - - - 0.58 (.21–1.60) 0.35 (.16–.80) 0.61 (.19–1.94) 0.40 (.16–.97) - - - -
Family history - - - - 0.25 (.10–.62) 0.29 (.14–.60) 0.29 (.11–.79) 0.40 (.19–.86) .27 (.11–.65) .45 (.21–.94) .28 (.11–.72) .49 (.08–.79)
Perceived prior HPV exposure (No=1.0)
 Yes - - - - - - - - 0.21 (.07–.65) 0.45 (.15–1.36) 0.28 (.09–.92) 0.63 (.20–1.98)
 I don’t know - - - - - - - - 0.17 (.06–.48) 1.41 (.56–3.53) 0.18 (.06–.55) 1.66 (.64–4.33)

Bold: statistical significance with a p ≤ .05 variables with p ≤ 0.1 DK: I don’t know; Sexual initiation: age at first intercourse; Lifetime partners: lifetime sexual partners; Family History: history of cancer-related death; HPV: Human Papillomavirus