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Table 3 Characteristics of the participants who endorsed attitudinal barriers associated with CCS non-attendance attendance

From: What is the role of attitudinal barriers on cervical cancer screening non-attendance? Findings from a cross-sectional study with migrant women in Portugal

 

I’m not sexually active so I don’t need to go for a smear test

I do not need a smear test if I do not have any symptoms

I don’t want to know if I have cancer

I’ve had a bad experience of a smear test in the past

I intend to go for a smear test, but I don’t get around to it

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

p

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

p

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

p

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

p

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

p

Socioeconomic characteristics

Age

               

  < 45 years

2.2

97.8

0.820

1.7

98.3

0.773

2.1

97.9

0.465

16.5

83.5

0.002

3.6

96.4

0.756

  ≥ 45 years

2.0

98.0

1.5

98.5

2.8

97.2

9.9

90.1

4.0

96.0

Continent of birth

               

  Europe

2.3

97.7

0.017

1.4

98.6

0.200

2.9

97.1

0.236

17.8

82.2

 < 0.001

3.5

96.5

0.448

  Africa

5.3

94.7

4.0

96.0

2.7

97.3

5.4

94.6

2.7

97.3

  Asia

6.3

93.8

4.7

95.3

4.7

95.3

3.1

96.9

0

100

  North America and Oceania

1.4

98.6

1.4

98.6

4.1

95.9

21.9

78.1

5.5

94.5

  Central and South America

0.9

99.1

1.4

98.6

1.2

98.8

7.9

92.1

4.2

95.8

Education

               

  Elementary or middle school (≤ 9 years of school)

0

100

0.409

0

100

0.161

5.6

94.4

0.667

0

100

0.230

5.6

94.4

0.874

  High school (10–12 years of school)

3.1

96.9

3.1

96.9

2.4

97.6

13.7

86.3

3.9

96.1

  Higher education (university)

1.9

98.1

 

1.4

98.6

 

2.3

97.7

 

12.3

87.7

 

3.5

96.5

 

Employment status

               

  Employed

1.1

98.9

0.013

2.0

98.0

0.602

2.6

97.4

0.678

11.1

88.9

0.174

4.5

95.5

0.120

  Non-employed

3.3

96.7

1.6

98.4

2.2

97.8

13.9

86.1

2.7

97.3

Marital status

               

  Married/living with a partner

1.6

98.4

0.068

1.5

98.5

0.276

2.2

97.8

0.530

12.6

87.4

0.689

3.8

96.2

0.756

  Single/separated/divorced/widow

3.4

96.6

2.4

97.6

2.8

97.2

11.7

88.3

3.4

96.6

Having children

               

  Yes

1.5

98.5

0.100

1.5

98.5

0.441

2.7

97.3

0.400

84.8

89.8

0.014

3.7

96.3

0.936

  No

3.0

97.0

2.1

97.9

1.9

98.1

15.2

10.2

3.6

96.4

Migration-related characteristics

               

Current migration situation

               

  Documented

2.0

98.0

0.428

1.5

96.2

0.072

2.3

97.7

0.531

12.6

87.4

0.602

3.3

96.7

0.105

  Undocumented

3.1

96.9

3.8

98.5

3.1

96.9

10.9

89.1

6.2

93.8

Length of stay in Portugal

               

  ≤ 10 years

2.0

98.0

0.367

1.6

98.4

0.379

2.0

98.0

0.114

12.9

87.1

0.259

4.2

95.8

0.071

  > 10 years

3.0

97.0

2.5

97.5

4.0

96.0

10.0

90.0

1.5

98.5

Health-related characteristics

               

Lifetime GP appointment in Portugal

               

  Yes

1.9

98.1

0.374

1.6

98.4

0.404

1.8

98.2

0.038

11.9

88.1

0.383

2.6

97.4

 < 0.001

  No

2.9

97.1

2.5

97.5

4.1

95.9

14.0

86.0

7.4

92.6

Last gynaecological appointment

               

  < 5 years

1.1

98.9

 < 0.001

1.7

98.3

0.620

1.8

98.2

0.042

12.0

88.0

0.529

3.2

96.8

0.173

  ≥ 5 years

4.9

95.1

2.1

97.9

4.0

96.0

13.4

86.6

5.0

95.0

Having a family doctor in Portugal

               

  Yes

2.6

97.4

0.281

1.6

98.4

0.551

2.3

97.7

0.833

12.0

88.0

0.672

2.6

97.4

0.048

  No

1.6

98.4

2.0

98.0

2.5

97.5

12.9

87.1

4.9

95.1

HPV vaccine

               

  Yes

1.2

98.8

0.387

0.6

99.4

0.339

0.6

99.4

0.114

8.1

91.9

0.072

1.9

98.1

0.188

  No

2.3

97.7

2.0

98.0

2.7

97.3

13.1

86.9

4.0

96.0

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