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Published on 25 de septiembre de 2023 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2023.08.2709

Prevalence and factors associated with cervical cancer preventive screening in a Peruvian region

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Crude and adjusted indicators of association between information and attitudinal factors and the performance of screening tests.
Preventive screeningCrude modelAdjusted model1
No/lower probabilityYes/higher probabilityP valueRPc (95% CI)P valueRPa (95% CI)P value
Believes it is necessary to be screened despite feeling fine
75 (64.7)41 (35.3)0.001Ref.Ref.
492 (47.8)538 (52.2)1.47 (1.14 to 1.90)0.0021.07 (0.82 to 1.38)0.603
Considers screening tests risky
495 (47.1)557 (52.9)< 0.001Ref.Ref.
72 (76.6)22 (23.4)0.44 (0.30 to 0.64)< 0.0010.52 (0.36 to 0.76)0.001
Possibility of curing cervical cancer with early detection
153 (73.6)55 (26.4)< 0.001Ref.Ref.
414 (44.1)524 (55.9)2.11 (1.67 to 2.66)< 0.0011.90 (1.49 to 2.42)< 0.001
Probability of developing cervical cancer, regarding women their age.
189 (51.4)179 (48.6)0.381Ref.Ref.
378 (48.6)400 (51.4)1.05 (0.93 to 1.19)0.3860.94 (0.84 to 1.06)0.362
Would you stop screening for fear of diagnosis?
459 (47.4)509 (52.6)0.001Ref.Ref.
108 (60.7)70 (39.3)0.74 (0.61 to 0.90)0.0030.87 (0.72 to 1.06)0.183
Considers screening tests uncomfortable
390 (45.5)467 (54.5)< 0.001Ref.Ref.
117 (61.2)112 (38.8)0.71 (0.60 to 0.83)< 0.0010.86 (0.73 to 1.01)0.082

95% CI, 95% confidence interval. RPa, adjusted prevalence ratio. RPc, crude prevalence ratio. Ref., reference variable.

Notes: 1Adjusted for all variables in the table.

Source: Own database from the study results.