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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants in the psychometric stage) frequency)

From: Design and psychometric evaluation of the breast cancer screening behaviors scale based on the health action model (HAM)

Variable

Frequencies (number/percent)

Marital status

 Married

178 (86.8)

 Single

18 (8.8)

 Divorced

3 (1.5)

 Widowed

6 (2.9)

Education level

 Illiterate

1 (0.5)

 Primary school

14 (6.8)

 Middle school

12 (5.9)

 High school

38 (18.5)

 Academic

140 (68.3)

Occupation

 Employee

109 (53.2)

 Manual worker

5 (2.4)

 Student

1 (0.5)

 Freelancer

6 (2.9)

 Homemaker

73 (35.6)

 Other

11 (5.4)

Insurance

 

 Yes

200 (97.6)

 No

5 (2.4)

Source of health information

 Health staff

109 (53.2)

 Doctor

19(9.3)

 Family

21 (10.2)

 Radio and Television

20 (9.8)

 Friends

8 (3.9)

 Cyberspace (What-s -App, Telegram, Instagram, etc.)

20(9.8)

 Other

8 (3.9)