Table 2.
Participation according to perceived breast cancer risk, health beliefs and relatives attitudes towards mammography
| Variables | Cases Non-attenders n(%) (n = 101) | Controls Attenders n(%) (n = 173) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
| Family history of cancer | |||
| No | 80 (79.2) | 142 (82.1) | 1 |
| Yes | 21 (20.8) | 31 (17.9) | 1.2(0.64–2.23) |
| Benign breast symptoms | |||
| No | 69 (68.3) | 103 (59.5) | 1 |
| Yes | 32 (31.7) | 70 (40.5) | 0.68(0.41–1.14) |
| Attitudes towards mammography | |||
| Spouse | |||
| Neutral/disapproval/disapproval much Approved/ | 6 (14) | 22 (15.9) | 1 |
| approved much | 37 (86) | 116 (84.1) | 1.17 (0.44–3.10) |
| Sons/daughters | |||
| Neutral/disapproval/disapproval much Approved/ | 3 (7) | 8 (6.3) | 1 |
| approved much | 40 (93) | 120 (93.8) | 0.88 (0.22–3.51) |
| Parents | |||
| Neutral/disapproval/disapproval much Approved/ | 3 (20) | 6 (21.4) | 1 |
| approved much | 12 (80) | 22 (78.6) | 1.09 (0.23–5.16) |
| Friend | |||
| Neutral/disapproval/disapproval much Approved/ | 2 (4.4) | 9 (7) | 1 |
| approved much | 43 (95.6) | 119 (93) | 1.62 (0.33–7.82) |
| General practitioner | |||
| Neutral/disapproval/disapproval much Approved/ | 2 (7.1) | 11 (13.6) | 1 |
| approved much | 26 (92.9) | 70 (86.4) | 2.04 (0.42–9.84) |
| Non-attenders Median (P25–P75) | Attenders Median (P25–P75) | P* | |
| Health Belief Model Scale | |||
| Susceptibility | 6.0(3–8) | 6.0(3–8) | P = 0.7 |
| Benefits | 22.0(20–25) | 23.0(21–25) | P = 0.27 |
| Barriers | 16.0(12–20) | 16.0(14–20) | P = 0.37 |
* Mann-Whitney U test