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. 2013 Dec 13;13:49. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-13-49

Table 5.

Attitudes towards health care and health care providers

 
BSE practice
CBE practice
Mammogram practice
Variables
Yes (%)
No (%)
 
Yes (%)
No (%)
 
Yes (%)
No (%)
 
  n = 148 n = 915 P value n = 333 n = 730 P value n = 187 n = 508 P value
Doctor talked to participant about breast cancer
 
 
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 97.89, p < 0.001*
 
 
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 151.4, p < 0.001*
 
 
χ2(1, N = 695) = 63.22, p < 0.001*
No
64 (8.0)
740 (92.0)
172 (21.4)
632 (78.6)
102 (19.4)
425 (80.6)
Yes
84 (32.4)
175 (67.6)
161 (62.2)
98 (37.8)
85 (50.6)
83 (49.4)
Participant understands doctor
 
 
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 0.78, p = 0.377
 
 
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 37.67, p < 0.001*
 
 
χ2(1, N = 695) = 13.20, p < 0.001*
No
45 (12.6)
312 (87.4)
68 (19.0)
289 (81.0)
37 (17.6)
173 (82.4)
Yes
103 (14.6)
603 (85.4)
265 (37.5)
441 (62.5)
150 (30.9)
335 (69.1)
Participant trusts doctor
No
23 (10.7)
191 (89.3)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 2.25, p = 0.133
49 (22.9)
165 (77.1)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 8.85, p = 0.003*
30 (21.7)
108 (78.3)
χ2(1, N = 695) = 2.34, p = 0.126
Yes
125 (14.7)
724 (85.3)
284 (33.5)
565 (66.5)
157 (28.2)
400 (71.8)
What kind of health care provider (HCP) would participant prefer to perform a breast examination?
Male or No preference
21 (21.4)
77 (78.6)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 5.08, p = 0.024*
42 (42.9)
56 (57.1)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 6.67, p = 0.010*
24 (33.8)
47 (66.2)
χ2(1, N = 695) = 1.91, p = 0.167
Female HCP
127 (13.2)
838 (86.8)
291 (30.2)
674 (69.8)
163 (26.1)
461 (73.9)
Nurse or No preference
32 (10.9)
261 (89.1)
χ2(1, N = 1061) = 2.75, p = 0.097
81 (27.6)
212 (72.4)
χ2(1, N = 1061) = 2.50, p = 0.114
42 (20.2)
166 (79.8)
χ2(1, N = 694) = 6.61, p = 0.010*
Doctor
114 (14.8)
654 (85.2)
251 (32.7)
517 (67.3)
144 (29.6)
342 (70.4)
Non-Arab or no preference
73 (14.1)
444 (85.9)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 0.03, p = 0.857 162 (31.3)
355(68.7)
χ2(1, N = 1063) = 0.00, p = 0.996 88 (27.7)
230 (72.3)
χ2(1, N = 695) = 0.18, p = 0.676
Arab HCP 75 (13.7) 471 (86.3) 171 (31.3) 375 (68.7) 99 (26.3) 278 (73.7)