Table 5.
Association between Demographic Variables and BSE (N=1000)
| Variables | Breast Self-Examination | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| 387 (38.7) | 613 (61.3) | |||||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | 256 (66.1) | 389 (63.5) | 1 | ˂0.001 | 1 | ˂0.386 |
| Married | 131 (34.0) | 224 (36.5) | 1.125 (0.862-1.470) | 0.889 (0.680-1.161) | ||
| Socio-economic status | ||||||
| Blue collar-worker | 60 (25.50) | 175 (74.50) | 1 | ˂0.001 | 1 | ˂0.001 |
| White collar-worker | 327 (42.70) | 438 (57.30) | 0.459 (0.331-0.636) | 2.178 (1.571-3.081) | ||
| Family history of breast cancer | ||||||
| Yes | 99 (41.6) | 139 (58.4) | 1 | ˂0.125 | 1 | ˂0.295 |
| No | 288 (37.8) | 474 (62.2) | 1.235 (0.884-1.725) | 1.172 (0.871-1.577) | ||