Table 5 Association between barrier factors and cervical screening (n = 425)
Barrier factors | Unscreened n (%) | Screened n (%) | Odds ratios | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude (95% CI) | Adjusted (95% CI) | |||
Fear test outcomes | ||||
No | 221 (59.2) | 40 (76.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 152 (40.8) | 12 (23.1) | 0.44 (0.22–0.86) | 0.47 (0.23–0.92)* |
Is a test too embarrassing | ||||
No | 313 (83.9) | 44 (84.6) | 1.05 (0.47–2.35) | 2.31 (0.93–5.75) |
Yes | 60 (16.1) | 8 (15.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Need more information | ||||
No | 141 (37.8) | 24 (46.2) | 1.41 (0.79–2.53) | 2.01 (1.03–3.95)* |
Yes | 232 (62.2) | 28 (53.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Difficult to talk to a provider | ||||
No | 321 (86.1) | 41 (78.8) | 0.60 (0.29–1.25) | 0.61 (0.27–1.42) |
Yes | 52 (13.9) | 11 (21.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Don’t know where to get the service | ||||
No | 227 (60.9) | 49 (94.2) | 10.51 (3.22–34.33) | 11.83 (3.54–39.51)** |
Yes | 146 (39.1) | 3 (5.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Clinic far from home | ||||
No | 290 (77.7) | 46 (88.5) | 2.19 (0.91–5.32) | 2.17 (0.81–5.81) |
Yes | 83 (22.3) | 6 (11.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Perceived poor quality of service | ||||
No | 305 (81.8) | 37 (71.2) | 0.55 (0.29–1.06) | 0.60 (0.28–1.27) |
Yes | 68 (18.2) | 15 (28.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
I had never Hx of cervical illness | ||||
No | 292 (78.3) | 49 (94.2) | 4.53 (1.38–14.91) | 8.64 (2.36–31.63)* |
Yes | 81 (21.7) | 3 (5.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |