Table 2 Age-adjusted bivariate associations between the Pap test participation in the previous five years and explanatory variables by country of origin
Variables | RUSSIAN (n=291) OR (95% CI) | p | SOMALI (n=132) OR (95% CI) | p | KURDISH (n=197) OR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic category | |||||||
Age (continuous) | 1.02(0.99-1.05) | 0.218 | 1.02(0.98-1.06) | 0.249 | 1.01(0.98-1.04) | 0.527 | |
High school in any country | 1.09(0.48-2.46) | 0.837 | 1.97(0.73-5.32) | 0.181 | 1.53(0.87-2.69) | 0.138 | |
Literacy in Finnish / Swedish | 4.04(1.76-9.23) | 0.001 | 2.48(0.86-7.14) | 0.091 | 1.19(0.60-2.35) | 0.617 | |
Married / common law partnership | 0.98(0.53-1.82) | 0.951 | 1.70(0.65-4.40) | 0.276 | 2.50(1.32-4.73) | 0.005 | |
Main religion | Christian for Russians | 0.79(0.41-1.52) | 0.488 | N/E | 1.36(0.70-2.64) | 0.367 | |
Islam for Somali & Kurdish | |||||||
Number of family members (Continuous) | 1.38(1.04-1.84) | 0.026 | 1.09(0.96-1.25) | 0.164 | 1.26(1.04-1.53) | 0.018 | |
Employment status | Housewife | 1.86(0.62-5.60) | 0.266 | 0.77(0.29-2.05) | 0.604 | 2.23(0.93-5.38) | 0.073 |
Employed | 1.89(0.96-3.70) | 0.065 | 0.63(0.24-1.66) | 0.350 | 3.31(1.79-6.11) | <0.001 | |
Living outside the metropolitan area of Finland | 1.33(0.73-2.41) | 0.355 | 0.11(0.03-0.46) | 0.002 | 1.96(1.11-3.46) | 0.021 | |
Immigration category | |||||||
Age of migration (continuous) | 0.92(0.88-0.98) | 0.005 | 0.95(0.90-1.02) | 0.162 | 1.00(0.94-1.05) | 0.916 | |
Living in Finland for ten years or longer | 2.14(1.14-4.03) | 0.018 | 1.28(0.57-2.87) | 0.551 | 0.95(0.54-1.69) | 0.870 | |
Has experienced any discrimination | 2.19(1.16-4.14) | 0.016 | 0.85(0.32-2.25) | 0.744 | 1.17(0.67-2.04) | 0.588 | |
Health care services category | |||||||
At least one general health check-up (previous five years) | 3.38(1.53-7.48) | 0.003 | 2.58(1.13-5.92) | 0.025 | 3.40(1.76-6.56) | <0.001 | |
At least one gynecological check-up (previous five years) | 8.38(4.19-16.8) | <0.001 | 11.8(4.69-29.5) | <0.001 | 23.5(11.1-49.7) | <0.001 | |
Distrust in public healthcare services | 1.22(0.66-2.25) | 0.533 | 0.25(0.08-0.74) | 0.520 | 0.83(0.45-1.53) | 0.560 | |
Health category | |||||||
Very good or good self-rated health status | 1.20(0.64-2.23) | 0.565 | 1.36(0.53-3.46) | 0.520 | 1.58(0.88-2.82) | 0.123 | |
Has ever given birth | 1.80(0.84-3.88) | 0.131 | 1.46(0.39-5.47) | 0.725 | 8.15(2.33-28.5) | 0.001 | |
Has had Female genital mutilation (FGM) | N/A | 0.19(0.45-3.16) | 0.725 | 1.08(0.60-1.93) | 0.794 | ||
Has experienced problems due to FGM | N/A | 0.21(0.05-0.93) | 0.041 | 1.23(0.44-3.47) | 0.694 | ||