Table 3 Demographic characteristics and breast cancer screening practices among those who have heard of the practice and within the target age group
Variable | Breast awareness as recommended (monthly) (N = 201) | Have mammogram as recommended (biennially) (Target age groupa N = 126) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age (year) | 0.99 | (0.95, 1.04) | 0.829 | 1.20 | (1.06, 1.35) | 0.003 |
Length of stay in Australia (year) | 1.04 | (0.95, 1.14) | 0.380 | 1.03 | (0.93, 1.14) | 0.562 |
Country | ||||||
West Africa | 1 | 1 | ||||
North Africa | 0.67 | (0.14, 3.19) | 0.151 | 1.15 | (0.38, 3.49) | 0.551 |
East Africa | 1.81 | (0.29, 11.37) | 0.011 | 0.80 | (0.13, 4.94) | 0.836 |
South Africa | 3.25 | (1.01, 10.41) | 0.031 | 0.76 | (0.24, 2.39) | 0.653 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married/defacto | 1 | 1 | ||||
Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 1.00 | (0.35, 2.80) | 0.993 | 0.99 | (0.39, 2.48) | 0.978 |
Education level | ||||||
Tertiary or TAFE/college | 1 | 1 | ||||
Primary or secondary school | 1.03 | (0.28, 3.74) | 0.968 | 0.60 | (0.22, 1.63) | 0.320 |
Current employment status | ||||||
Employed, full time or part time | 1 | 1 | ||||
Unemployed/retired | 1.49 | (0.33, 6.70) | 0.602 | 0.25 | (0.07, 0.89) | 0.033 |