Table 4 The association between the covariates and barriers for GP contact with at least one newly onset gynecological alarm symptom
Being too embarrassed | Wasting the GP's time | Worried about what the GP might find | Being too busy | Other | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR; 95%-CI | ORadj; 95%-CI | OR; 95%-CI | ORadj; 95%-CI | OR; 95%-CI | ORadj; 95%-CI | OR; 95%-CI | ORadj; 95%-CI | OR; 95%-CI | ORadj; 95%-CI | |
Age | ||||||||||
20–39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
40–59 | 0.5; (0.4–0.7) | 0.5; (0.4–0.7) | 0.7; (0.5–0.8) | 0.7; (0.5–0.8) | 0.8; (0.6–1.1) | 0.8; (0.6–1.1) | 0.9; (0.7–1.1) | 1.0; (0.8–1.2) | 1.0; (0.8–1.2) | 1.1; (0.9–1.3) |
60 + | 0.8; (0.5–1.3) | 0.6; (0.4–1.1) | 0.6; (0.4–0.9) | 0.5; (0.3–0.9) | 1.1; (0.7–1.7) | 1.0; (0.6–1.5) | 0.1; (0.1–0.3) | 0.1; (0.1–0.3) | 0.8; (0.5–1.1) | 1.1; (0.7–1.6) |
Labour market affiliation | ||||||||||
Working | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pension | 1.4; (0.8–2.5) | 3.0; (0.8–11.3) | 1.0; (0.6–1.6) | 3.0; (0.9–9.5) | 1.4; (0.9–2.4) | 1.3; (0.5–3.3) | 0.1; (0.0–0.3) | 0.3; (0.1–1.3) | 0.7; (0.4–1.0) | 0.9; (0.4–1.9) |
Out of workforce | 1.5; (1.0–2.4) | 1.3; (0.8–2.1) | 1.5; (1.0–2.1) | 1.4; (1.0–2.1) | 1.7; (1.1–2.4) | 1.5; (1.0–2.3) | 0.9; (0.6–1.4) | 0.8; (0.6–1.2) | 0.6; (0.4–0.8) | 0.7; (0.5–1.0) |
Disability pension | 1.2; (0.6–2.4) | 1.3; (0.6–2.8) | 1.1; (0.6–2.0) | 1.3; (0.7–2.5) | 0.9; (0.5–1.8) | 0.8; (0.4–1.6) | 0.2; (0.1–0.5) | 0.2; (0.1–0.5) | 0.4; (0.2–0.7) | 0.6; (0.3–1.1) |
Equivalence weighted disposable income | ||||||||||
Low (1st quartile) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 0.5; (0.4–0.8) | 0.6; (0.4–0.8) | 0.7; (0.5–0.9) | 0.7; (0.5–0.9) | 0.8; (0.6–1.0) | 0.9; (0.6–1.2) | 0.8; (0.6–1.0) | 0.9; (0.7–1.2) | 1.3; (1.0–1.7) | 1.2; (0.9–1.5) |
High (4th quartile) | 0.4; (0.2–0.5) | 0.4; (0.2–0.7) | 0.5; (0.4–0.7) | 0.5; (0.4–0.8) | 0.7; (0.5–1.0) | 0.9; (0.6–1.4) | 0.9; (0.7–1.2) | 1.1; (0.8–1.6) | 1.8; (1.4–2.4) | 1.4; (1.0–2.0) |
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
Danish | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Immigrants and descendants of immigrants | 1.7; (1.0–2.7) | 1.6; (1.0–2.6) | 1.1; (0.7–1.7) | 1.0; (0.7–1.6) | 1.1; (0.7–1.8) | 1.1; (0.7–1.8) | 2.0; (1.4–2.9) | 2.1; (1.4–3.0) | 0.5; (0.3–0.8) | 0.5; (0.3–0.8) |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Married/cohabiting | 0.9; (0.7–1.3) | 1.0; (0.7–1.4) | 0.9; (0.7–1.2) | 1.0; (0.7–1.2) | 0.8; (0.6–1.0) | 0.8; (0.6–1.1) | 0.8; (0.6–1.0) | 0.8; (0.6–1.0) | 1.1; (0.9–1.3) | 1.0; (0.8–1.3) |
Educational level | ||||||||||
Low (< 10 years) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Middle (10–14 years) | 0.8; (0.5–1.3) | 0.7; (0.4–1.2) | 0.8; (0.5–1.2) | 0.7; (0.4–1.1) | 0.8; (0.5–1.2) | 0.8; (0.5–1.2) | 1.6; (1.0–2.6) | 1.2; (0.8–2.1) | 2.4; (1.5–3.9) | 2.4; (1.5–4.0) |
High (≥ 15 years) | 0.6; (0.3–1.0) | 0.5; (0.3–0.9) | 0.8; (0.5–1.3) | 0.7; (0.4–1.1) | 0.6; (0.4–0.9) | 0.6; (0.4–1.0) | 1.7; (1.0–2.7) | 1.2; (0.7–2.0) | 4.5; (2.8–7.3) | 4.6; (2.8–7.6) |