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Characteristics of Family Physicians Reporting the Use of Chaperones During the Collection of a Pap Smear and Logistic Regression Model
Logistic Regression Variable PercentReporting Useof Chaperone UnadjustedOdds Ratio(95% CI) AdjustedOdds Ratio(95% CI) Note: As of January 2003, the American Academy of Family Physicians had 52,506 active members: 72% were men, 61% were white, 87% were board certified, and the regional distribution was Northeast 14.1%, Midwest 28.2%, West 20.4%, and South 32.5%. The mean age was 44.6 years. Pap = Papanicolaou; CI = confidence interval. * P <.001. † P ≤.01. Sex Female* 31.4 1 1 Male 84.1 11.6 (9.2–14.7) 15.4 (11.7–20.1) Age of physician† ≤35 years 55.6 1 1 36–50 years 74.0 0.89 (0.70–1.12) 0.60 (0.43–0.84) ≥51 years 78.2 1.16 (0.89–1.51) 0.60 (0.34–1.04) Region of practice* South 89.0 4.2 (3.2–5.5) 6.1 (4.5–8.3) Northeast 71.6 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 1.5 (1.1–2.0) Midwest 65.7 1 1 West 72.4 1.4 (1.1–1.7) 1.6 (1.1–2.1) Number of Pap smears performed per month* <20 81.4 1 1 ≥20 69.5 0.52 (0.43–0.62) 0.76 (0.59–0.96) Board certification† Certified 74.9 1 1 Pending 79.2 1.24 (0.93–1.64) 1.29 (0.87–1.91) Not certified 78.7 1.27 (0.63–2.57) 2.02 (0.68–6.06) Years in practice ≤15 years 74.3 1 1 >15 years 78.1 1.23 (1.02–1.50) 0.67 (0.43–1.04) Location of practice* Rural 77.5 1.23 (1.03–1.47) 1.05 (0.82–1.33) Urban 73.7 1 1
