Application of the Champion Health Belief Model to determine beliefs and behaviors of Turkish women academicians regarding breast cancer screening: A cross sectional descriptive study

Table 3 Association analysis between variables and performing BSE (n = 200)

Characteristics	Performing BSE (N = 83)		Not performing BSE (N = 117)		Statisitcs
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	Statisitcs
Age (years)
Under 30	11	13.3	34	29.1	X² = 2.546, P = 0.000
30–40	37	44.5	66	56.4
41 and above	35	42.2	17	14.5
Title
Lecturer	36	43.4	80	69	X² = 13.03, P = 0.000
Associate	47	56.6	36	31	X² = 13.03, P = 0.000
Giving Birth
Yes	53	63.9	50	42.7	X² = 8.671, P = 0.003
No	30	36.1	67	57.3	X² = 8.671, P = 0.003
BC screening in the last 6 months
Yes	51	61.4	16	13.9	X² = 48.65, P = 0.000
No	32	38.6	99	86.1	X² = 48.65, P = 0.000
School
Health field	26	63.4	34	51.5	X² = 1.45, P = 0.228
Outside the health area	15	36.6	32	48.5	X² = 1.45, P = 0.228
BSE training
Yes	69	83.1	63	53.8	X² = 18.55, P = 0.000
No	14	16.9	54	46.2	X² = 18.55, P = 0.000
Chronic Disease
Yes	25	30.1	15	12.8	X² = 9.62, P = 0.008
No	58	69.9	102	87.2	X² = 9.62, P = 0.008
History of BC in first-degree relatives
Yes	3	23.1	10	76.9	X² = 3.35,
No	80	42.9	105	57.1	P = 0.186

*BC Breast Cancer, BSE Breast Self Examination, CBE Clinical Breast Examination
p value is below 0.05

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