Table 10 Regression analysis between demographics, knowledge, perceived risks and practice of breast self-examination among study participants

Age (yrs)

(Ref: 18–28)

29–39

0.251 (0.091–0.692)

0.008*

0.390 (0.159–0.954)

0.039*

0.652 (0.258–1.644)

0.364

40–50

0.764 (0.320–1.826)

0.545

0.471 (0.173–1.285)

0.142

0.453 (0.194–1.056)

0.067

51 and above

2.062 (0.729–5.830)

0.172

0.592 (0.223–1.571)

0.293

1.317 (0.505–3.436)

0.573

Religion

(Ref: Christianity)

Islam

0.692 (0.358–1.262)

0.217

1.893 (1.026–3.495)

0.041*

1.515 (0.831–2.759)

0.175

Traditionalist

9.105 (2.503–33.120)

 < 0.001*

1.500 (0.494–4.556)

0.475

1.609 (0.544–4.760)

0.390

Married (Ref: single)

0.348 (0.177–0.683)

0.002*

0.881 (0.477–1.627)

0.686

0.506 (0.276–0.929)

0.028*

Education

(Ref: No formal Education)

Primary

0.719 (0.275–1.884)

0.502

0.575 (0.230–1.439)

0.237

0.972 (0.421–2.247)

0.947

Secondary

2.969 (1.323–6.662)

0.008*

0.663 (0.298–1.471)

0.312

2.097 (1.018–4.316)

0.044*

Tertiary

6.601 (2.350–18.544)

 < 0.001*

0.180 (0.069–0.475)

 < 0.001*

5.209 (1.906–14.233)

0.001*

Income

(Ref: < N 20,000)

N 20,000—N 59,000

0.656 (0.357–1.207)

0.176

0.606 (0.336–1.096)

0.098

0.895 (0.509–1.573)

0.700

N 60,000—N 99,000

0.486 (0.147–1.606)

0.237

0.631 (0.194–2.044)

0.442

1.388 (0.417–4.618)

0.593

 > N 100,000

4.729 (1.548–14.448)

0.006*

1.356 (0.538–3.420)

0.519

3.493 (1.294–9.428)

0.014*

Distance

(Ref: Far)

Moderate

1.913 (0.878–4.167)

0.102

2.613 (1.245–5.483)

0.011*

1.226 (0.589–2.552)

0.586

Nearby

3.459 (1.335–8.963)

0.011*

2.407 (1.046–5.540)

0.039*

1.462 (0.626–3.413)

0.380

Immediate proximity

2.033 (1.001–4.132)

0.050*

2.552 (1.260–5.172)

0.009*

0.902 (0.464–1.752)

0.760

Good knowledge of BSE (Ref: Poor)

-

-

-

-

4.574 (2.841–7.365)

 < 0.001*

High perceived risk of BC (Ref: Low)

-

-

-

-

0.765 (0.458–1.276)

0.305