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Table 3 Association between socio-demographic factors and practices of breast cancer screening methods among women in Addis Ababa

From: Factors associated with breast cancer screening awareness and practices of women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Practices of screening methods

COR (95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

Those who did not practice

Those who practiced

Educational status

 Primary and less

230

34

1.0

1.0

 Secondary

118

65

3.73 (2.33–5.97)**

2.46 (1.12–5.38)**

 Tertiary

60

126

14.21 (8.85–22.81)**

4.00 (1.48–10.86)**

Income

 Low income

159

55

1.0

1.0

 Middle income

177

97

1.58 (1.07, 2.35)**

0.93 (0.39–2.21)

 High income

72

73

2.93 (1.87–4.58)**

1.99 (0.75–5.29)

occupation

 Merchant

82

20

1.0

1.0

 Government employed

53

50

3.90 (2.07–7.21)**

2.21 (0.70–6.96)

 Private employed

84

46

2.25 (1.22–4.12)**

2.08 (0.69–6.29)

 Self employed

81

37

1.87(1.00–3.50)**

1.48 (0.49–4.41)

Husband education

 Primary education

136

14

1.0

1.0

 Secondary education

115

59

4.98 (2.65–9.39)**

1.64 (0.66–4.07)

 Tertiary education

74

84

11.03 (5.86–20.76)**

1.50 (0.54–4.14)

Family history of breast illness

 No

402

195

0.10 (0.04–0.24)**

0.24 (0.05–1.15)

 Yes

6

30

1.0

1.0

Knowledge of breast cancer

 Not knowledgeable

322

7

0.01 (0.00–0.02)**

0.01 (0.00–0.03)**

 Knowledgeable

86

218

1.0

1.0

  1. NB: * for p-value < 0.2 and ** for p-value < .05