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Table 3 Logistic regression model of screening/vaccination attendance (dependent variable: Have you ever attended cervical screening and received HPV vaccine? [yes/no])

From: Predicting cervical screening and HPV vaccination attendance of Roma women in Hungary: community nurse contribution is key

Variables that reached significance:

Odds ratio

Sig

“I attend cervical screening and HPV vaccination because…”

…of cervical cancer in my friends

0.472

0.002

…my community nurse will do sampling and vaccination

3.325

 < 0.001

…I feel no shame

1.609

0.043

…I had no negative experience before

4.503

 < 0.001

…I don't have to travel a lot

0.592

0.012

I don't attend screening/vaccination because it is too painful

0.509

0.009

I can only financially be motivated to attend cervical screening/vaccination

0.602

0.037

Variables that did not reach significance:

Odds ratio

Sig

“I attend cervical screening and HPV vaccination because…”

…I care about my health

0.665

0.089

…of cervical cancer in my family

1.433

0.101

…I want to prevent cervical cancer

0.890

0.634

…my general practitioner told me to do so

0.826

0.349

…the doctor does not treat me racially unfair

1.309

0.202

…sampling and vaccination will be done by the physician in his (GP) office

0.987

0.944

…it is organized by my workplace

0.737

0.095

I don't attend screening/vaccination because it is too expensive

0.859

0.530

I have no time for screening/vaccination because of family and other obligations

0.829

0.371

I have no trust in cervical screening/vaccination

1.040

0.854

Constant

1 205.580

0.000