Table 3.
Select antecedent variables by breast cancer screening adherence
| Adhere (%) |
Do not adhere (%) |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | 40–49 | 35 (62.5) | 21 (37.5) | 0.374 |
| 50–59 | 42 (70) | 18 (30) | ||
| >60 | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | ||
| Total | 102 (63.8) | 58 (36.3) | ||
| Educational attainment |
Elementary- completed high school |
6 (26.1) | 17 (73.9) | <0.001 |
| College | 48 (65.8) | 25 (34.2) | ||
| Graduate or professional school |
48 (77.4) | 14 (22.6) | ||
| Total | 102 (64.6) | 56 (35.4) | ||
| Employment status |
Employed | 60 (73.2) | 22 (26.8) | 0.004 |
| Homemaker | 27 (47.4) | 30 (52.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 15 (75) | 5 (25) | ||
| Total | 102 (64.2) | 57 (35.8) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 98 (67.1) | 48 (32.9) | 0.003 |
| Not married | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | ||
| Total | 101 (58.1) | 57 (41.9) | ||
| Religious affiliation |
Hinduism | 64 (63.4) | 37 (36.6) | 0.782 |
| Islam | 17 (68) | 8 (32) | ||
| Sikhism | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | ||
| Total | 95 (63.3) | 55 (36.7) | ||
| Self-rated health status |
Excellent | 34 (64.2) | 19 (35.8) | 0.951 |
| Good | 50 (63.3) | 29 (36.7) | ||
| Fair/Poor | 18 (66.7) | 9 (33.3) | ||
| Total | 102 (64.2) | 57 (35.8) | ||
| Years lived in the US |
Average (SD) | 24 (11.3) | 10.7 (11.5) | 0.023 |
| N | 101 | 58 | ||
| Healthcare characteristics | ||||
| Family physician |
Yes | 97 (72.4) | 37 (27.6) | <0.001 |
| No | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | ||
| Total | 102 (64.6) | 56 (35.4) | ||
| Insurance status |
Yes | 96 (76.2) | 30 (23.8) | <0.001 |
| No | 6 (20.7) | 23 (79.3) | ||
| Total | 102 (65.8) | 53 (34.2) | ||