Table 2.
Pretest characteristics of the women in the Breast Cancer Education Program for Samoan Women, Southern California, 1998–2001
| Mammogram History Subgroups* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total study sample (n=776) |
Unaware of mammography (n=262) |
Aware but never had mammogram (n=190) |
Had previous mammogram (n=324) |
P for subgroup differences |
| Intervention group | 50% (391/776) | 52% (136/262) | 47% (89/190) | 51% (166/324) | .525 |
| Age (mean ± sd) | 55 ± 11 (n=776) | 58 ± 12 (n=262) | 52 ± 10 (n=190) | 54 ± 9 (n=324) | <.0001 |
| Born in American Samoa | 59% (460/775) | 58% (153/262) | 58% (110/190) | 61% (198/324) | .711 |
| Samoan interview language | 87% (672/775) | 95% (249/262) | 84% (160/190) | 81% (264/324) | <.0001 |
| Currently married | 66% (506/773) | 57% (148/260) | 70% (133/190) | 69% (225/324) | .002 |
| Employed | 32% (246/775) | 18% (48/262) | 37% (71/190) | 39% (127/324) | <.0001 |
| Education level | |||||
| More than 12 years | 17% (132/767) | 6% (15/256) | 21% (39/188) | 24% (78/324) | <.0001 |
| 9–12 years | 67% (517/767) | 68% (173/256) | 70% (132/188) | 65% (212/324) | |
| 8 years or less | 15% (118/767) | 27% (68/256) | 9% (17/188) | 10% (34/324) | |
| Annual family income | |||||
| $20,000 or more | 30% (221/731) | 18% (43/243) | 32% (58/180) | 39% (120/309) | <.0001 |
| $10,000–$19,999 | 30% (221/731) | 24% (59/243) | 39% (71/180) | 29% (91/309) | |
| Under $10,000 | 40% (289/731) | 58% (141/243) | 28% (51/180) | 32% (98/309) | |
| Health insurance status | |||||
| Insured | 79% (609/775) | 73% (190/262) | 74% (141/190) | 86% (279/324) | <.0001 |
| Uninsured | 21% (166/775) | 27% (72/262) | 26% (49/190) | 14% (45/324) | |
| Knowledge about risk factors (mean percent correct ± sd) | 47 ± 16 (n=776) | 47 ± 17 (n=262) | 44 ± 15 (n=190) | 48 ± 15 (n=324) | .019 |
| High belief in control over prevention | 41% (312/769) | 40% (103/258) | 37% (69/189) | 43% (140/322) | .291 |
| High belief in medical personnel’s control over recovery | 29% (221/773) | 26% (68/261) | 26% (49/190) | 32% (104/322) | .156 |
| High perceived susceptibility | 31% (238/776) | 35% (90/262) | 27% (51/190) | 30% (97/324) | .217 |
| High perceived severity | 18% 136/774) | 15% (38/262) | 29% (56/190) | 13% (42/322) | <.0001 |
| High need for social support to obtain a mammogram | 23% (175/774) | 37% (95/260) | 15% (28/190) | 16% (52/324) | <.0001 |
| High screening concerns | 65% (504/776) | 84% (219/262) | 57% (108/190) | 55% (177/324) | <.0001 |
| High self-efficacy | 55% (423/776) | 38% (99/262) | 59% (112/190) | 65% (212/324) | <.0001 |
| High traditional Samoan ethnic identity | 88% (680/776) | 91% (239/262) | 83% (158/190) | 87% (283/324) | .036 |
| High endorsement of culture-specific beliefs | 27% (212/776) | 35% (91/262) | 23% (44/190) | 24% (77/324) | .004 |
| High agreement with divine intervention | 75% (578/768) | 86% (221/258) | 67% (127/190) | 72% (230/320) | <.0001 |
*
Sample sizes are denoted parenthetically