Table 3.
The association between selected socioeconomic variables and use of breast-self exam in four BBC (Barbour, Green, Macon and Wilcox) of Alabama.
| Variable | Use of Self Breast Exam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | no | % not using | OR (95% CI) | χ2 (p-value) | |
| Education | |||||
| - Grades 1 through 8 (elementary) | 4 | 7 | 63.63% | 0.2383(0.1073-0.3692) | <.0001 |
| Grades 9 through 11 (some high school) | 24 | 25 | 51.02% | 0.1387(0.0604-0.2170) | <.001 |
| - Grade 12 or GED (high school graduate) | 92 | 47 | 33.81% | 1.1129(1.0683-1.2482) | <.0001 |
| - College 1 year to 3 years (some college or technical school) | 129 | 39 | 23.21% | 1.1215(1.0451-1.1636) | <.0001 |
| College 4 years or more (college graduate) | 67 | 27 | 28.72% | 1.145(1.0518-1.3457) | <.0001 |
| Graduate school | 26 | 14 | 35.00% | 1.266(1.2164-3.3125) | <.0001 |
| Family income | |||||
| $ 9,999 or under | 29 | 69 | 70.40% | 0.21(0.0656-0.3606) | <.0001 |
| $10,000 to 14,999 | 30 | 24 | 44.44% | 0.12(0.0385-0.2142) | <.0001 |
| $15,000 to 19,999 | 41 | 25 | 37.87% | 0.17(0.0450-0.2541) | <.0001 |
| $20,000 to 24,999 | 54 | 22 | 28.94% | 1.40(1.1859-2.7590) | 0.0006 |
| $25,000 to 29,999 | 39 | 7 | 15.22% | 1.56(0.7480-3.2830) | 0.0005 |
| $ 30,000 to 49,999 | 66 | 14 | 17.50% | 1.49(0.5580-3.0450) | 0.0052 |
| $50,000 to 74,999 | 46 | 14 | 23.33% | 1.17(1.4160-2.0450) | <.0001 |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Yes | 252 | 100 | 28.41% | 1.21(1.0140-2.3980) | <0.001 |
| No | 93 | 57 | 38.00% | ||
| Health conditions | |||||
| Obese | 110 | 286 | 72.22% | 0.37 (0.1794-0.5636) | 0.0005 |
| Not obese | 56 | 47 | 45.63% | ||
| Age | |||||
| ≥50 | 44 | 89 | 66.91% | 0.0586(0.214-0.469) | <0.001 |
| <50 | 257 | 113 | 30.54% | ||
| Affordability to visit doctor | |||||
| No | 147 | 78 | 34.67% | 0.1780(0.0065-0.3496) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 182 | 69 | 27.49% | ||