Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models predicting low future cervical screening intention, UK, August–September 2020 (n = 2319).
| N (%) reported Yes, probably/ No, definitely/ probably/ Don't know1 N = 615 |
Unadjusted models |
Adjusted model N = 1561 |
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| OR (99.9% CI) | p⁎ | OR (95% CI) | p⁎⁎ | |||
| Age | 25–34 | 192 (31.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 35–49 | 243 (26.1%) | 0.82 (0.55–1.24) | 0.119 | 1.23 (0.75–2.00) | 0.414 | |
| 50–64 | 180 (23.1%) | 0.73 (0.47–1.13) | 0.019 | 1.42 (0.82–2.47) | 0.212 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 498 (24.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ethnic minorities | 116 (37.2%) | 1.74 (1.10–2.76) | <0.001 | 1.08 (0.58–2.00) | 0.814 | |
| Marital status | Married/ in a relationship | 336 (21.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Single/never married | 207 (43.3%) | 2.73 (1.83–4.07) | <0.001 | 1.96 (1.26–3.06) | 0.003 | |
| Divorced/separated/ widowed | 68 (29.8%) | 1.58 (0.88–2.84) | 0.010 | 1.72 (1.00–2.96) | 0.049 | |
| Education | Degree or higher degree | 245 (26.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Mid-level qualifications | 206 (26.3%) | 0.99 (0.66–1.47) | 0.909 | 1.08 (0.70–1.65) | 0.738 | |
| Low/no qualifications | 152 (27.5%) | 1.08 (0.70–1.68) | 0.541 | 0.70 (0.42–1.16) | 0.170 | |
| Smoking status | Never smoked | 301 (26.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ex-smoker | 131 (21.4%) | 0.87 (0.56–1.34) | 0.275 | 1.07 (0.70–1.70) | 0.782 | |
| Current smoker | 174 (33.0%) | 1.47 (0.97–2.32) | 0.002 | 1.14 (0.71–1.84) | 0.579 | |
| Region | England | 478 (28.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Wales | 86 (18.9%) | 0.61 (0.40–0.95) | <0.001 | 0.53 (0.32–0.85) | <0.001 | |
| Scotland | 39 (27.9%) | 0.99 (0.52–1.91) | 0.975 | 0.82 (0.39–1.72) | 0.593 | |
| Northern Ireland | 12 (31.6%) | 1.17 (0.36–3.85) | 0.659 | 1.48 (0.52–4.20) | 0.462 | |
| Do you consider yourself to have a disability? | No | 467 (24.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 128 (34.2%) | 1.56 (1.00–2.45) | 0.001 | 1.45 (0.88–2.41) | 0.146 | |
| Have you, anyone in your family or any of your friends had cancer? | No | 174 (33.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes, self | 30 (25.6%) | 0.73 (0.30–1.75) | 0.231 | 1.56 (0.67–3.64) | 0.307 | |
| Yes, other | 411 (24.5%) | 0.72 (0.49–1.07) | 0.007 | 1.23 (0.77–1.98) | 0.385 | |
| Did you go for cervical screening the last time you were invited? | Yes | 152 (9.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 394 (76.4%) | 34.34 (20.98–56.22) | <0.001 | 26.37 (17.66–39.37) | <0.001 | |
| Total number barriers, mean (SD) | 1.31 (1.31) | 1.85 (1.51–2.27) | <0.001 | 1.61 (1.26–2.04) | <0.001 | |
| I am confident that I would be safe from coronavirus if I needed to attend an appointment at a hospital | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 320 (22.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 190 (33.8%) | 1.91 (1.28–2.85) | <0.001 | 1.13 (0.63–2.03) | 0.673 | |
| I am confident I would be safe from coronavirus if I needed to attend an appointment at my GP surgery | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 350 (22.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 168 (36.4%) | 2.03 (1.34–3.08) | <0.001 | 1.14 (0.63–2.07) | 0.659 | |
| I am worried about delays to cancer tests and investigations caused by coronavirus | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 389 (22.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 141 (41.0%) | 2.49 (1.58–3.90) | <0.001 | 1.22 (0.56–2.64) | 0.612 | |
| I am less likely to attend a cancer screening appointment now than I was before the pandemic | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 262 (38.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 256 (18.4%) | 0.35 (0.24–0.52) | <0.001 | 0.48 (0.32–0.71) | <0.001 | |
| I am worried about delays to cancer screening caused by coronavirus | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 383 (22.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 143 (40.3%) | 2.52 (1.60–3.97) | <0.001 | 2.24 (1.02–4.94) | 0.046 | |
| Cancer screening saves lives | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 514 (24.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 46 (54.8%) | 3.20 (1.47–6.97) | <0.001 | 0.92 (0.37–2.26) | 0.852 | |
1
Compared with ‘yes, definitely’.
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p < 0.001.
⁎⁎
p < 0.01.