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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression models adjusted simultaneously for variables within each main category a

From: Factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation among immigrants of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin: a population-based study in Finland

Variables

RUSSIAN OR (95% CI)

p

SOMALI OR (95% CI)

p

KURDISH OR (95% CI)

p

Socio-demographic category

(n = 286)b

(n = 17)b

(n = 196)b

Age (continuous)

1.03(0.99-1.06)

0.092

1.05(0.99-1.10)

0.089

1.03(0.99-1.07)

0.107

High school in any country

N/A

N/A

1.86(1.01-3.44)

0.047

Literacy in Finnish / Swedish

3.80(1.60-9.01)

0.002

2.38(0.78-7.31)

0.129

N/A

Married/common law partnership

N/A

N/A

1.98(0.93-4.21)

0.075

Number of family members (Continuous)

1.38(1.00-1.91)

0.047

N/A

1.23(1.01-1.59)

0.038

Employment status

Housewife

1.32(0.36-4.86)

0.680

N/A

1.67(0.69-4.05)

0.257

 

Employed

1.69(0.84-3.37)

0.137

N/A

3.35(1.73-6.45)

<0.001

Living outside of the metropolitan area of Finland

N/A

0.10(0.02-0.44)

0.002

2.29(1.28-4.11)

0.005

Immigration category

(n = 291)b

(N/A)

(N/A)

Age (continuous)

1.12(1.01-1.24)

0.029

N/A

N/A

Age of migration (continuous)

0.91(0.82-1.00)

0.042

N/A

N/A

Living in Finland for ten years or longer

0.65(0.21-1.94)

0.437

N/A

N/A

Has experienced any discrimination

2.01(1.03-3.93)

0.040

N/A

N/A

Health care services category

(n = 289)b

(n = 129)b

(n = 194)b

Age (continuous)

1.04(1.00-1.07)

0.042

1.03(0.98-1.09)

0.186

1.02(0.99-1.06)

0.191

At least one general health check-up (previous five years)

1.81(0.75-4.36)

0.182

1.40(0.53-3.65)

0.495

2.15(1.05-4.40)

0.035

At least one gynecological check-up (previous five years)

7.55(3.73-15.3)

<0.001

9.38(3.56-24.7)

<0.001

20.9(9.84-44.5)

<0.001

Distrust in public healthcare services

N/A

0.31(0.09-1.12)

0.073

N/A

Health category

(n = 291)b

(n = 113)b

(n = 195)b

Age (continuous)

1.01(0.97-1.04)

0.600

1.03(0.98-1.07)

0.207

1.01(0.97-1.05)

0.586

Very good or good self-rated health status

N/A

N/A

1.64(0.90-2.99)

0.108

Has ever given birth

1.80(0.84-3.88)

0.131

N/A

8.05(2.18-29.7)

0.002

Has experienced problems due to FGM

N/A

0.23(0.53-1.01)

0.051

N/A

  1. a = In each category model, all variables included are simultaneously adjusted for each other
  2. b = Number of observations with non-missing value in all variables in the model
  3. N/A Not applicable, because this variable was not included in the model
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