Table 2 Percentage of agreement with the attitudinal barriers, and logistic regression models (crude and adjusted) of the attitudinal barriers and CCS non-attendance among migrant women
Agreement with the items | Crude model | Adjusted model1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | OR (CI95%) | p | OR (CI95%) | p | |
Perceived need for screening | |||||
I am not at risk of cervical cancer, so I don’t need a smear test | 70 (6.6) | 1.039 (0.590–1.829) | 0.895 | 1.223 (0.606–2.471) | 0.574 |
I’m not sexually active so I don’t need to go for a smear test | 23 (2.2) | 6.315 (2.645–15.076) | < 0.001 | 2.919 (1.024–8.316) | 0.045 |
I do not need a smear test if I do not have any symptoms | 19 (1.8) | 4.531 (1.802–11.391) | 0.001 | 5.521 (1.731–17.613) | 0.004 |
Fear of Cancer | |||||
I’m scared of what a smear test might find | 269 (25.3) | 0.932 (0.671–1.295) | 0.676 | 0.870 (0.583–1.298) | 0.484 |
I don’t want to know if I have cancer | 25 (2.4) | 3.674 (1.654–8.160) | 0.001 | 2.999 (1.135–7.920) | 0.027 |
Concerns about the test | |||||
Smear tests are embarrassing | 198 (18.5) | 0.951 (0.661–1.369) | 0.787 | 0.654 (0.415–1.032) | 0.068 |
Smear tests are painful | 247 (23.1) | 0.679 (0.475–0.970) | 0.033 | 0.660 (0.430–1.013) | 0.057 |
I’ve had a bad experience of a smear test in the past | 132 (12.4) | 0.506 (0.304–0.841) | 0.009 | 0.391 (0.214–0.715) | 0.002 |
I am worried I will have to see a male doctor or nurse | 253 (23.8) | 0.849 (0.603–1.194) | 0.346 | 0.820 (0.540–1.246) | 0.353 |
Practical considerations | |||||
I intend to go for a smear test, but I don’t get around to it | 39 (3.7) | 2.572 (1.344–4.925) | 0.004 | 2.943 (1.327–6.527) | 0.008 |
It is difficult to get an appointment that fits with commitments | 152 (14.3) | 1.076 (0.723–1.601) | 0.719 | 1.232 (0.759–2.000) | 0.398 |