Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Variable | Participant distribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | |
| Age group in years | ||
| <35 | 32 | 20 |
| 35–44 | 51 | 32 |
| 45–55 | 40 | 25 |
| >55 | 38 | 24 |
| Religiona | ||
| Catholic | 53 | 33 |
| Muslim | 16 | 10 |
| Pentecostal | 37 | 23 |
| Protestant | 52 | 32 |
| SDA | 3 | 2 |
| Employment | ||
| Unskilled worker | 36 | 22 |
| Subsistence farmer | 53 | 33 |
| Formal employment | 29 | 18 |
| Unemployment | 44 | 27 |
| Marital statusa | ||
| Single | 20 | 13 |
| Married | 87 | 54 |
| Widowed | 25 | 16 |
| Divorced | 28 | 18 |
| Number of children | ||
| None | 12 | 7 |
| 1–3 | 82 | 51 |
| ≥4 | 68 | 42 |
| Monthly income (shillings)b | ||
| ≤93,750 | 70 | 43 |
| >93,750 | 91 | 57 |
| Education level | ||
| None | 15 | 9 |
| Primary | 54 | 33 |
| Secondary | 57 | 35 |
| Tertiary | 36 | 22 |
| Positive history of familial breast cancer | 42 | 26 |
| Positive history of benign breast disease | ||
| Yes | 30 | 19 |
| Manchester clinical stage | ||
| Stage 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Stage 3 | 17 | 10 |
| Stage 4 | 139 | 86 |
| Tumor grade | ||
| Well differentiated | 76 | 47 |
| Moderately differentiated | 31 | 19 |
| Poorly differentiated | 55 | 34 |
aOne missing religion, two missing marital status
b1US dollars = 2600 Uganda shillings (July 2014)