Table 6.
Reasons for planning CBE or non-compliance and CBE practice
| |
CBE practice |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Yes (%) | No (%) | P - value |
|
Reasons participants planned CBE (n = 525) | |||
| For her own health |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 525) = 4.74, p = 0.030* |
| No |
2 (14.3) |
12 (85.7) |
|
| Yes |
222 (43.4) |
289 (56.6) |
|
| Fear of getting cancer as a reason for CBE |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 525) = 2.57, p = 0.109 |
| No |
46 (36.5) |
80 (63.5) |
|
| Yes |
178 (44.6) |
221 (55.4) |
|
|
Reasons participants did NOT plan CBE (n = 538) | |||
| Might be painful or uncomfortable |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 11.03, p = 0.001* |
| No |
100 (23.1) |
333 (76.9) |
|
| Yes |
9 (8.6) |
96 (91.4) |
|
| Fear of knowing you might have cancer |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 8.39, p = 0.004* |
| No |
101 (22.5) |
348 (77.5) |
|
| Yes |
8 (9.0) |
81 (91.0) |
|
| Embarrassment |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 19.22, p < 0.001* |
| No |
100 (24.6) |
307 (75.4) |
|
| Yes |
9 (6.9) |
122 (93.1) |
|
| It won’t do her any good |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 2.51, p = 0.113 |
| No |
102 (21.2) |
379 (78.8) |
|
| Yes |
7 (12.3) |
50 (87.7) |
|
| Because a male will examine her breasts |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 3.25, p = 0.071 |
| No |
105 (21.2) |
391 (78.8) |
|
| Yes |
4 (9.5) |
38 (90.5) |
|
| Husband or male relatives not supportive |
|
|
χ2(1, N = 538) = 0.47, p = 0.491 |
| No |
108 (20.4) |
421 (79.6) |
|
| Yes | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | |