Table 4 Self-reported cancer screening behaviours by interview mode (n = 557)*, Rhode Island, 2003–2005
Response | CATI (n = 194) | SAMQ (n = 193) | CASI (n = 170) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | AOR (95% CI) | % | AOR (95% CI) | % | AOR (95% CI) | |
Mammography | ||||||
No mammogram in past 2 years | 16.5 | reference | 14.0 | 0.8 (0.5 – 1.5) | 11.8 | 0.5 (0.3 – 1.0) |
Ever put off or avoided mammography | 41.2 | reference | 41.5 | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.5) | 32.4 | 0.7 (0.4 – 1.0) |
2 or more years between most recent mammograms | 23.2 | reference | 11.9 | 0.5 (0.3 – 0.8) | 17.7 | 0.7 (0.4 – 1.2) |
No plan to get a mammogram within next 2 years | 11.9 | reference | 12.4 | 1.1 (0.6 – 2.1) | 15.9 | 1.4 (0.8 – 2.7) |
Mammography difficult due to shape or size of breasts | 51.0 | reference | 49.7 | 0.9 (0.6 – 1.4) | 45.9 | 0.8 (0.5 – 1.2) |
Pap testing | ' | |||||
No Pap test in past 3 years | 14.9 | reference | 14.5 | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.8) | 10.0 | 0.5 (0.2 – 0.9) |
Ever put off or avoided Pap testing | 33.0 | reference | 41.5 | 1.4 (0.9 – 2.2) | 31.8 | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.5) |
3 or more years between most recent Pap tests | 11.9 | reference | 14.5 | 1.4 (0.7 – 2.5) | 10.6 | 0.9 (0.4 – 1.7) |
No plan to get a Pap test within the next 3 years | 23.2 | reference | 20.2 | 0.8 (0.5 – 1.4) | 21.8 | 0.9 (0.5 – 1.4) |
Pap testing difficult due to body shape or size | 33.0 | reference | 34.2 | 1.0 (0.7 – 1.6) | 19.4 | 0.5 (0.3 – 0.8) |
General Cancer Screening | ||||||
Put off or avoided cancer screening due to problems with work schedules, transportation, health limitations, or dependent care | 28.4 | reference | 31.6 | 1.2 (0.8 – 1.9) | 20.0 | 0.7 (0.4 – 1.1) |
Put off or avoided cancer screening because embarrassed to show body | 17.5 | reference | 17.6 | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.8) | 16.5 | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.8) |
Changed place of cancer screening because embarrassed to show body | 13.9 | reference | 7.3 | 0.4 (0.2 – 0.9) | 11.8 | 0.8 (0.4 – 1.5) |