Table 1 Odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for lack of Pap-smear in the last year by selected characteristics
From: Self-reported history of Pap-smear in HIV-positive women in Northern Italy: a cross-sectional study
Pap-smear in the last year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR† | (95%CI) | OR‡ | (95%CI) | |||
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||||
Total | 607 | (60.6) | 395 | (39.4) | ||||
Age at interview (years) | ||||||||
≥45 | 145 | (58.7) | 102 | (41.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
40-44 | 227 | (65.6) | 119 | (34.4) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.1) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.1) |
35-39 | 131 | (63.3) | 76 | (36.7) | 0.8 | (0.6-1.2) | 0.8 | (0.6-1.2) |
<35 | 104 | (51.5) | 98 | (48.5) | 1.4 | (1.0-2.0) | 1.2 | (0.8-1.8) |
Education level | ||||||||
High school/University | 255 | (63.1) | 149 | (36.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Middle school/Primary | 241 | (55.9) | 190 | (44.1) | 1.3 | (1.0-1.7) | 1.3 | (1.0-1.7) |
Area of birth | ||||||||
Italy | 495 | (62.1) | 302 | (37.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Abroad | 112 | (54.6) | 93 | (45.4) | 1.2 | (0.8-1.7) | 1.1 | (0.8-1.6) |
Central-Eastern Europe§ | 17 | (42.5) | 23 | (57.5) | 1.8 | (0.9-3.6) | 1.7 | (0.8-3.3) |
Africa | 56 | (53.3) | 49 | (46.7) | 1.3 | (0.8-2.0) | 1.1 | (0.7-1.9) |
Other countries | 39 | (65.0) | 21 | (35.0) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.5) | 0.9 | (0.5-1.5) |
Mode of HIV acquisition | ||||||||
Sexual | 336 | (62.1) | 205 | (37.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Injecting drug use | 164 | (61.0) | 105 | (39.0) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.6) | 1.1 | (0.8-1.6) |
Other/Unknown | 107 | (55.7) | 85 | (44.3) | 1.2 | (0.8-1.6) | 1.1 | (0.7-1.5) |
Time since first HIV+ test (years) | ||||||||
≥10 | 357 | (63.2) | 208 | (36.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
3-9 | 169 | (62.1) | 103 | (37.9) | 0.9 | (0.7-1.3) | 0.9 | (0.7-1.3) |
≤2 | 78 | (48.4) | 83 | (51.6) | 1.4 | (1.0-2.1) | 1.3 | (0.9-2.0) |
Previous AIDS diagnosis | ||||||||
No | 504 | (61.3) | 318 | (38.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 103 | (57.2) | 77 | (42.8) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.7) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.7) |
CD4 count at last visit (cells/μl) | ||||||||
≥500 | 284 | (63.5) | 163 | (36.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
200-499 | 271 | (58.8) | 190 | (41.2) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.6) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.5) |
<200 | 45 | (51.7) | 42 | (48.3) | 1.6 | (1.0-2.5) | 1.6 | (1.0-2.6) |
Screening advice received from | ||||||||
Infectivologist | 244 | (66.8) | 121 | (33.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Gynecologist | 122 | (77.2) | 36 | (22.8) | 0.6 | (0.4-0.9) | 0.6 | (0.4-1.0) |
Screening program | 61 | (59.8) | 41 | (40.2) | 1.4 | (0.9-2.2) | 1.3 | (0.8-2.1) |
Do not remember | 180 | (47.7) | 197 | (52.3) | 2.1 | (1.5-2.8) | 2.2 | (1.6-2.9) |
Hospitalized for HIV | ||||||||
No | 382 | (61.8) | 236 | (38.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 225 | (58.6) | 159 | (41.4) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.5) | 1.2 | (0.9-1.5) |
Abnormal Pap-smear # | ||||||||
Never | 366 | (61.7) | 227 | (38.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Ever | 235 | (77.0) | 70 | (23.0) | 0.5 | (0.3-0.6) | 0.4 | (0.3-0.6) |