Table 2.
The association between descriptive factors and getting screening Mg in last 2 years
| MG (+) | MG (−) | p (univariate) | P (multivariate) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age intervals (y) | 40–49 | 320 (30) | 749 (70) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| 50–59 | 253 (42) | 344 (58) | |||
| 60–69 | 106 (36) | 187 (64) | |||
| Annual | |||||
| OB-GYN visit | Yes | 184 (42) | 256 (58) | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| No | 498 (33) | 999 (67) | OR 2.208 [1.716–2.841] | ||
| Marital status | Married | 596 (35) | 1128 (65) | 0.711 | 0.92 |
| Widow | 76 (36) | 134 (64) | |||
| Single | 8 (29) | 20 (71) | |||
| Literacy | Yes | 295 (34) | 570 (66) | 0.665 | 0.634 |
| No | 383 (35) | 710 (65) | |||
| Graduation | None | 396 (33) | 817 (67) | 0.605 | 0.669 |
| Elementary | 190 (34) | 372 (66) | |||
| Middle school | 35 (34) | 67 (66) | |||
| High school | 40 (31) | 90 (69) | |||
| University | 21 (43) | 28 (57) | |||
| Reading ≥1 newspaper a day | Yes | 71 (44) | 90 (56) | 0.007 | 0.003 |
| No | 577 (34) | 1142 (66) | OR** 1.561 [1.126–2.165] | ||
| Working status | Working | 31 (36) | 56 (64) | 0.168 | 0.485 |
| Retired | 22 (48) | 24 (52) | |||
| Never worked | 626 (35) | 1191 (75) | |||
| Insurance status | Not insured | 31 (24) | 97 (76) | <0.001 | 0.006 |
| Social security | 489 (39) | 780 (61) | |||
| Green Card* | 136 (29) | 339 (71) | |||
| Private insurance | 18 (31) | 41 (69) | |||
| Income | <HT | 288 (34) | 549 (66) | 0.315 | 0.582 |
| HT-PT | 243 (37) | 422 (63) | |||
| >PT | 20 (44) | 25 (56) | |||
Data are presented as n (%) unless noted otherwise.
MG: Mammogram; OR: odds ratio; HT: hunger threshold (603 $ according to Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions; www.turkis.org.tr); PT: poverty threshold (1966 $ according to Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions; www.turkis.org.tr)
*
Green Card; non-contributory health insurance program in Turkey for the poor and without formal social insurance coverage.