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. 2024 Mar 16;24:346. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10787-6

Table 5.

Factors associated with ever having had a mammogram among women above 40 years

Characteristic ORa 95% CIa p-value
Age categories
35-44 years
45-54 years 1.52 0.87, 2.65 0.14
55-64 years 1.72 0.85, 3.51 0.13
+65 years 1.17 0.50, 2.71 0.7
Marital status
Currently married
Currently married
Separated/ Divorced 1.75 0.69, 4.46 0.2
Widowed 2.38 1.31, 4.33 0.005
Education level
No formal education
Less than secondary 1.74 0.90, 3.37 0.10
Secondary 2.24 1.05, 4.77 0.036
More than secondary 2.72 1.17, 6.31 0.020
Employment
Yes
No 1.57 0.87, 2.82 0.13
Nationality
Saudi
Non-Saudi 2.36 0.93, 6.03 0.072
Household Wealth index b
 Lowest quintile
 Second quintile 1.22 0.53, 2.78 0.6
 Middle quintile 0.76 0.29, 2.01 0.6
 Fourth quintile 1.12 0.47, 2.70 0.8
 Highest quintile 2.23 0.91, 5.50 0.081
Household Income categories
Low income
Lower-middle income 0.38 0.14, 1.02 0.054
Middle income 0.71 0.27, 1.83 0.5
Upper-middle income 1.24 0.65, 2.37 0.5
High income 1.81 0.95, 3.44 0.069
Region
Central
Eastern 0.95 0.48, 1.89 0.9
Western 0.52 0.28, 0.99 0.047
Southern 0.09 0.03, 0.30 <0.001
Northern 0.17 0.08, 0.39 <0.001
Type of place of residence
Urban
Rural 2.41 1.36, 4.27 0.003
Eligibility for free government services
Yes
No 0.33 0.09, 1.22 0.10
Health insurance coverage
Yes
No 1.31 0.75, 2.29 0.3
Subjective health care need
Yes
No 0.40 0.26, 0.63 <0.001

aOR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval

bComposite measure calculated using data about ownership of consumer material such television and cars, household characteristics such as building material, source of drinking water, toilet facilities and other characteristics relevant to wealth status