Table 2. The correlation between knowing someone with breast cancer or not and adherence to the screening measures.
| Screening | Do you know someone with breast cancer? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | p | OR (CI 95%) | |
| BSE | 335 (64.9) | 168 (55.3) | 0.01 | 1.50 (1.12–2.00) |
| CBE | 472 (91.5) | 254 (83.6) | < 0.01 | 2.11 (1.37–3.26) |
| MMG (> 50 years)* | 201 (97.6) | 65 (95.6) | 0.40 | 1.90 (0.43–7.98) |
| Colpocytology (25 to 64 years)# | 434 (95.4) | 245 (94.6) | 0.63 | 1.18 (0.59–2.36) |
Abbreviations: BSE, breast self-examination; CBE, clinical breast examination; IC, confidence interval; MMG, mammography; OR, odds ratio.
n = 820; * n = 274; #n= 714.