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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2019 Jul 30;126:105787. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105787

Table 2:

Adjusted* odds ratios of health care providers encouraging HPV vaccination, STI testing, and pelvic exam/Pap test use in relation to sexual orientation in a cohort of U.S. women and men (N=17,675)

Women
(N=15,572)
Men
(N=2,103)
OR (95% Cl) OR (95% Cl)
Encouraged to have HPV vaccine among women (N=9,462) and men (N=1,369)a
 Sexual orientation
  Completely heterosexual with no same-sex partners (ref) 1.00 1.00
  Completely heterosexual with same-sex partners 1.02 (0.94, 1.11) 0.86 (0.37, 2.04)
  Mostly heterosexual 1.06 (1.03, 1.10) 1.23 (0.97, 1.57)
  Bisexual 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) 2.05 (1.33, 3.18)
  Gay/Lesbian 0.90 (0.80, 1.00) 2.20 (1.77, 2.74)
 HCP knows sexual orientation 1.10 (1.06, 1.15) 1.45 (1.19, 1.77)
Encouraged to have STI test among women (N=13,907) and men (N=1,930)a
 Sexual orientation
  Completely heterosexual with no same-sex partners (ref) 1.00 1.00
  Completely heterosexual with same-sex partners 1.27 (1.19, 1.36) 1.12 (0.76, 1.66)
  Mostly heterosexual 1.27 (1.23, 1.32) 1.15 (0.93, 1.41)
  Bisexual 1.30 (1.21, 1.40) 1.81 (1.18, 2.76)
  Gay/Lesbian 1.01 (0.91, 1.12) 2.32 (2.07, 2.60)
 HCP knows sexual orientation 1.17 (1.12, 1.23) 1.53 (1.30, 1.80)
Encouraged to have pelvic exams/Pap tests among women (N=15,355)a
 Sexual orientation
  Completely heterosexual with no same-sex partners (ref) 1.00 --
  Completely heterosexual with same-sex partners 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) --
  Mostly heterosexual 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) --
  Bisexual 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) --
  Gay/Lesbian 0.94 (0.91, 0.98) --
 HCP knows sexual orientation 1.05 (1.04, 1.07) --