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Table 2 Age adjusted prevalence of Pap test participation by confounding variables with country of origin interactions

From: Disparities in cervical screening participation: a comparison of Russian, Somali and Kurdish immigrants with the general Finnish population

Variables

Finnish

Russian

Somali

Kurdish

%

%

%

%

Marital status

 Married or cohabiting

96.5

73.7

46.4

63.7

 Othersa

87.5

78.8

38.8

66.5

Employment status

 Employed

91.2

82.5

38.7

73.8

 Not employed

94.7

68.9

49.2

55.2

Household members

 One-three members

92.5

76.7

46.6

58.8

 Above three members

94.9

73.4

38.0

76.3

Residential areas

 Metropolitan areasb

92.4

73.5

53.9

59.9

 Other cities/outside of metropolitan areasc

95.1

81.3

14.5

78.5

  1. aIncluding the singles, separated or divorced, and widow
  2. bMetropolitan areas (Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa)
  3. cOther cities (Tampere, Turku and Vaasa)