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Table 5 Factors associated with use of the Pap smear programme in Chile, a comparison between the Chilean-born and the immigrant populations, the CASEN surveys 2006 and 2009

From: Understanding differences in access and use of healthcare between international immigrants to Chile and the Chilean-born: a repeated cross-sectional population-based study in Chile

Factors

CASEN 2006

CASEN 2009

Chilean-born population*

Immigrant populationα

Chilean-born population**

Immigrant populationαα

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

1.01

1.007-1.01

1.01

0.97-1.06

0.99*

0.98-0.99

0.98

0.95-1.01

Marital status:

        

 Single

1.00

(−)

1.00

(−)

1.00

(−)

1.00

(−)

 Married

2.35**

2.12-2.60

4.71**

1.81-12.26

4.08**

3.83-4.35

8.95**

3.37-23.74

 Divorced

1.77**

1.53-2.05

1.94

0.45-8.35

3.22**

2.90-3.57

6.22

0.93-41.35

 Widow

1.07

0.82-1.40

0.45

0.02-8.82

1.23*

1.08-1.40

1.16

0.95-8.87

Zone (rural=1)

1.07

0.93-1.23

4.35

0.80-23.56

1.12*

1.07-1.18

2.81**

1.11-7.12

Educational level:

        

 No education

0.47*

0.29-0.75

0.48

0.05-4.38

1.70**

1.52-1.89

2.48

0.39-15.77

 Primary School

0.92

0.77-1.09

0.37

0.11-1.21

1.62**

1.47-1.82

2.62

0.45-15.14

 High School

0.88

0.76-1.01

0.34

0.11-1.08

1.81**

1.59-2.07

2.10

0.35-12.47

 University level

1.00

(−)

1.00

-

1.00

(−)

1.00

(−)

Household income, per capita:

1.18

0.97-1.44

0.47

0.08-2.71

1.02*

1.01-1.03

0.99

0.98-1.02

Current worker

1.009

0.78-1.30

4.59

0.51-41.12

0.57**

0.54-0.60

0.72

0.43-1.52

Has a contract

1.06

0.94-1.18

0.71

0.29-1.73

0.59*

0.42-0.83

0.05**

0.006-0.50

 Peru

-

-

0.99

0.49-2.03

-

-

1.99

0.09-3.03

 Argentina

-

-

0.68

0.31-1.47

-

-

1.21

0.61-4.54

 Bolivia

-

-

0.42

0.10-1.66

-

-

3.12

0.78-8.58

 Ecuador

-

-

1.65

0.46-5.38

-

-

1.65

0.21-7.34

Armer and Lemeshow GOF test

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

  1. Adjusted weighted logistic regression models, significant co-variates appear in bold in the table, significant overall Wald test for variables with more than 2 categories appear in grey shade in the table. OR: odds ratios, 95% CI: confidence intervals at 95% level.
  2. * p < 0.05.
  3. ** p < 0.001.