Multi-level determinants of breast cancer screening among Malay-Muslim women in Singapore: a sequential mixed-methods study

Table 1 Characteristics of participants for IDI and survey

Demographics	IDI (n = 23)	Survey (n = 271)
Age (Mean ± SD)	–	59.4 (5.5)
Married	18 (78.3)	218 (80.4)
Number of children	–
0		21 (7.8)
1		23 (8.6)
2		46 (17.1)
3		93 (34.6)
4 or more		86 (32.0)
Household income	–
< S$2,000		101 (42.6)
S$2,000 – S$3,999		68 (28.7)
S$4,000 – S$5,999		40 (16.9)
≥ S$6,000		28 (11.8)
Highest education level
Primary school	5 (21.7)	89 (33.0)
Secondary school	12 (52.2)	145 (53.7)
Tertiary education^†	6 (26.1)	36 (13.3)
Employment status
Employed	13 (56.5)	90 (33.2)
Type of housing
HDB 1–2 rooms		30 (11.1)
HDB 3 rooms	12 (52.2) ^§	68 (25.1)
HDB 4 rooms		119 (43.9)
HDB 5 rooms/	11 (47.8) ^§	54 (19.9)
Executive/Others^‡
Primary care^¶	–	235 (87.0)
Family history of breast cancer	–	48 (17.8)
Ever been screened	13 (56.5)	161 (59.6)
Regularly screen^#	–	73 (31.7)

HDB Housing development board. All data provided are number of responses and percentages except where indicated e.g. age. ^†Tertiary education refers to any post-secondary education including technical education, diploma, and undergraduate. ^‡Others refer to shop houses or other housing types where participant was recruited from public areas such as food centre during replacement. ^§Type of housing data collected were HDB ≤ 3 rooms and HDB ≥ 4 rooms. ^¶Primary care refers to having a doctor they usually see. ^#Only participants aged above 52 years old who are eligible for regular screening are included in this analysis, n = 230

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