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. 2021 Apr 19;13(4):705. doi: 10.3390/v13040705

Table 4.

Factors associated with behavioral intention to take up clinician-collected and self-collected HPV tests (n = 350).

Free Clinician-Collected HPV Tests Free Self-Collected HPV Tests
AOR (95%CI) p Values AOR (95%CI) p Values
Perceptions related to HPV and HPV tests based on the Health Belief Model
Perceived risk of contracting HPV in lifetime 1.23 (0.94, 1.62) 0.13 1.53 (1.15, 2.03) 0.003
Perceived Severity Scale 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 0.12 1.07 (0.98, 1.17) 0.12
Perceived Benefit Scale 1.70 (1.40, 2.04) <0.001 1.74 (1.43, 2.11) <0.001
Perceived Barriers Scale 0.82 (0.70, 0.97) 0.02 0.83 (0.70, 0.98) 0.03
People who are important to you suggest that you take up HPV tests (cue to action) 1.71 (1.32, 2.22) <0.001 1.64 (1.27, 2.12) <0.001
It is easy for you to take up HPV tests in the next year if you want to (perceived self-efficacy) 2.08 (1.55, 2.78) <0.001 2.12 (1.57, 2.86) <0.001
Perceptions specific to self-collected HPV tests
Perceived Benefits Specific To Self-collected HPV Tests Scale N.A. N.A. 1.40 (1.23, 1.58) <0.001
You are concerned about the accuracy of self-collected HPV tests N.A. N.A. 0.88 (0.69, 1.11) 0.28
People who are important to you suggest that you take up self-collected HPV tests (cue to action) N.A. N.A. 1.97 (1.50, 2.58) <0.001
It is easy for you to take up self-collected HPV tests in the next year if you want (perceived self-efficacy) N.A. N.A. 3.32 (2.33, 4.73) <0.001

AOR: adjusted odds ratios, odds ratios adjusted for significant background characteristics listed in Table 3, CI: confidence interval, N.A.: not applicable. AOR, 95%CI, and p values of variables with p < 0.05 were bold.