Table 3.

Simple Linear Regression (SLR) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) for Predictors of Attitude towards the Pap Smear

Variable	SLRa	p-value	MLRb	P-value
	bc(95%CI)		Adj.Bd (95%CI)
Age (years)	0.42 (0.17, 0.67)	<0.001*	-	-
Marital status:
Single	Reference		-	-
Divorced	-0.59 (-9.72, 854)	0.09
Educational status:
Primary school	Reference		-	-
Secondary school	-4.36 (-9.29, 0.57)	0.08
Certificate / Diploma	-1.00 (-2.74, 0.73)	0.26
Degree	0.30 (-1.31, 1.92)	0.72
Master / Ph.D.	1.01 (-0.59, 2.61)	0.210*
Employ status:
Unemployed	Reference		-	-
Employed	1.83 (-0.80, 4.46)	0.170*
Previous STD status:
Yes	Reference		-	-
No	-3.76 (-12.73, 5.20)	0.41
Unsure	-0.87 (-4.60, 2.86)	0.65
Active or passive smoker:
Yes	Reference		-	-
No	-1.17 (2.04, 5.60)	0.26
HPV immunisation:
Yes	Reference		-	-
No	0.14 (-1.59, 1.86)	0.88
Unsure	-1.17 (-2.75, 0.41)	0.150*
Knowledge of cervical cancer	0.05 (0.01, 0.09)	0.014*	-	-
Knowledge of pap smear	0.09 (0.01, 0.18)	<0.001*	0.06 (0.03, 0.08)	<0.001*
Health literacy	0.45 (0.20, 0.69)	<0.001*	0.31 (0.06, 0.56)	0.014*

Notes: ^a, Simple Linear Regression; ^b, Multiple linear regression (R2=0.081; the model reasonably fits well; model assumptions are met; thAere is no interaction between independent variable and no multicollinearity problem). Stepwise method; ^c, Crude regression coefficient; ^d, Adjusted regression coefficient; *, Statistically significant at 0.05 level.