Awareness of Pap testing and factors associated with intent to undergo Pap testing by level of sexual experience in unmarried university students in Korea: results from an online survey

Table 4 Factors associated with the intention to undergo pap testing by level of sexual experience

Variables	Behavioural intention to undergo a Pap test
Variables	Not sexually experienced (n = 351)	Sexually experienced (n = 124)
	r( p)	r( p)
Behavioural attitudes* (scores; 5–20)	0.29 (<0.001)	0.45 (<0.001)
Subjective norms** (scores; 3–12)	0.34 (<0.001)	0.48 (<0.001)
Perceived behavioural control*** (scores; 6–24)	-0.008 (0.891)	-0.27 (0.004)
Stigma**** (scores; 6–24)	-0.04 (0.471)	-0.31 (0.001)
Shame****** (scores; 5–20)	-0.18 (0.001)	-0.27 (0.014)
Socio demographic characteristics
Age	-0.06 (0.310)	0.006 (0.950)
Religion (yes/ no)	-0.13 (0.023)	-0.14 (0.132)
Monthly allowance	-0.02 (0.711)	0.12 (0.215)
Heard of Pap test prior to survey (yes/no)	0.14 (0.011)	0.014 (0.880)
HPV vaccination (yes/no)	-0.001 (0.986)	-0.04 (0.679)
Family history (yes/no)	0.008 (0.881)	-0.16 (0.091)
Regular condom use	NA	0.06 (0.564)
Importance of regular Pap testing (scores; 0–100)	0.17 (0.002)	0.32 (<0.001)
Confidence about regular Pap testing (scores; 0–100)	0.23 (<0.001)	0.49 (<0.001)

Pap, Papanicolau, HPV, human papilloma virus, NA; not applicable.
*Higher scores indicate higher perception of benefit from Pap test,
**Higher scores indicate more likely to listen to others.
***Higher scores indicate greater perception of barriers to undergoing the Pap test.
****Higher scores indicate more likely to feel stigma associated with gynaecological examination.
******Higher scores indicate more likely to feel shame about gynaecological examination.

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