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Table 7 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with knowledge of BSE among women aged 20–70 at Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

From: Knowledge, attitude, practice towards breast self-examination and associated factors among women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: a community-based study

Variables

Knowledge of BSE

P-value

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Adequate

Inadequate

Age of the women

20–29 years

81

72

1.0

1.0

1.0

30–39 years

66

45

0.293

1.30 (0.80–2.14)

1.12 (0.61–2.06))

40–49 years

28

16

0.210

1.56 (0.78–3.11)

2.12 (0.92–4.86))

50–70 years

25

24

0.815

0.93 (0.49–1.76)

1.21 (0.51–2.89)

Marital status

Single

39

33

1.0

1.0

1.0

Married

128

96

0.658

1.13 (0.66–1.92)

0.51 (0.16–1.68)

Widowed

15

12

0.902

1.06 (0.44–2.57)

1.42 (0.43–4.69)

Divorced

18

16

0.906

0.95 (0.42–2.16)

1.53 (0.53–4.36)

Level of education

Illiterate

9

22

1.0

1.0

1.0

Primary school

21

39

0.834

0.91 (0.38–2.17)

0.67 (0.26–1.71)

Secondary

72

66

0.154

1.74 (0.81–3.75)

1.41 (0.59–3.31)

College& above

98

30

0.000

5.53 (2.49–12.28) **

3.80 (1.43–10.14) **

Occupation

Maid

11

20

1.0

1.0

1.0

Merchant

28

19

0.040

2.68 (1.05–6.85) *

1.56 (0.51–4.71)

Student

26

17

0.036

2.78 (1.09–7.24) *

1.86 (0.65–5.29)

Gov’t employee

53

15

0.000

6.42 (2.53–16.33) **

2.11 (0.65–6.85)

Housewife

82

86

0.175

1.73 (0.78–3.84)

1.38 (0.49–3.90)

Spouse educational level

Illiterate

9

17

1.0

1.0

1.0

Primary

19

17

0.159

2.1 (0.75–5.97)

2.60 (0.83–8.20)

Secondary

32

37

0.304

1.63 (0.64–4.17)

1.94 (0.68–5.54)

College and above

68

25

0.001

5.14 (2.03–13.01) **

3.03 (1.04–8.84) **

Women monthly income

 < 500 Birr

7

12

1.0

1.0

1.0

500–1000 Birr

7

16

0.661

0.75 (0.21–2.72)

1.43 (0.36–5.68)

 > 1001 Birr

186

129

0.064

2.47 (0.95–6.45)

2.31 (0.81–6.59)

History of breast cancer

No, I don’t have

191

149

1.0

1.0

1.0

Yes, I have

9

8

0.361

1.45 (0.65–3.25)

1.77 (0.71–4.44)

  1. **Indicates P-value < 0.001 strongly associated, *Indicates P-value < 0.05 weakly associated, 1.0 indicates reference