Table 7 Attitude toward health care provider
From: Factors associated with delay in seeking care for breast symptoms
Attitude toward health care provider | Frequency (%) | p value | Crude OR (95% CI) | p valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No delay N = 85 | Delay N = 21 | ||||
Most doctors are male | |||||
No | 66 (77.6) | 19(90.5) | 0.235b | 0.37 (0.08, 1.71) | 0.201 |
Yes | 19 (22.4) | 2 (9.5) | |||
Afraid the doctor will scold | |||||
No | 78 (91.8) | 19 (90.5) | > 0.95b | 1.17 (0.23, 6.11) | 0.850 |
Yes | 7 (8.2) | 2 (9.5) | |||
The doctor was not friendly | |||||
No | 81 (95.3) | 21 (100) | 0.582b | – | – |
Yes | 4 (4.7) | 0 (0) | |||
Shy in breast examination | |||||
No | 60 (70.6) | 13 (61.9) | 0.442a | 1.48 (0.55, 4.00) | 0.443 |
Yes | 25 (29.4) | 8 (38.1) | |||
Husband did not allow breast examination | |||||
No | 84 (98.8) | 21 (100) | > 0.95b | – | – |
Yes | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Did not trust modern treatment | |||||
No | 83 (97.6) | 21 (100) | > 0.95b | – | – |
Yes | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) | |||
Believed that alternative (traditional) treatment is more effective in the treatment of breast illness | |||||
No | 82 (96.5) | 21 (100) | > 0.95b | – | – |
Yes | 3 (3.5) | 0 (0) | |||