Table 1 Sociodemographic and health related characteristics of women
From: Breast cancer risk perceptions of Turkish women attending primary care: a cross-sectional study
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | Â | Â |
45-54 | 203 | 32.5 |
55-64 | 237 | 38.0 |
≥65 | 184 | 29.5 |
Education | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 18 | 2.9 |
Primary school | 221 | 35.4 |
Secondary school | 91 | 14.6 |
High school | 181 | 29.0 |
University and above | 113 | 18.1 |
Work status | Â | Â |
Working | 45 | 7.2 |
Not working | 579 | 92.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Single | 32 | 5.1 |
Married/living with partner | 378 | 60.6 |
Seperated/Divorced | 63 | 10.1 |
Widowed | 151 | 24.2 |
Health status | Â | Â |
Poor | 22 | 3.5 |
Fair | 277 | 44.4 |
Good | 280 | 44.9 |
Excellent | 45 | 7.2 |
First-degree relative with breast cancer | Â | Â |
Yes | 42 | 6.7 |
No | 582 | 93.3 |
Contribution of family history to risk | Â | Â |
Strong | 330 | 52.9 |
Moderate | 193 | 30.9 |
Weak | 101 | 16.2 |
Regular breast self-examination | Â | Â |
Yes | 430 | 68.9 |
No | 194 | 31.1 |
Mammography within last 5Â years | Â | Â |
Yes | 389 | 62.3 |
No | 235 | 37.7 |
Breast cancer worry | Â | Â |
Low | 517 | 82.9 |
Average | 59 | 9.5 |
High | 48 | 7.7 |
Gail score for 5Â year breast cancer risk | Â | Â |
Average risk (<1.67) | 484 | 77.6 |
Increased-high risk (≥1.67) | 140 | 22.4 |