Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants

	Number (%) of participants
	Group 1 (n = 7)	Group 2 (n = 7)	Group 3 (n = 7)	Group 4 (n = 6)	Total (n = 27)
Age (years)
40–49	7 (100)	7 (100)	–	–	14 (52)
50–59	–	–	5 (71)	4 (67)	9 (33)
60–69	–	–	2 (29)	2 (33)	4 (15)
Ethnicity
Chinese	5 (71)	5 (71)	5 (71)	5 (83)	20 (74)
Malay	1 (14)	2 (29)	1 (14)	–	4 (15)
Indian	1 (14)	–	1 (14)	1 (17)	3 (11)
Marital status
Married	5 (71)	7 (100)	7 (100)	6 (100)	25 (93)
Single	2 (29)	–	–	–	2 (7)
Occupation status
Employed	6 (86)	5 (71)	4 (57)	3 (50)	18 (67)
Homemaker	1 (14)	2 (29)	2 (29)	3 (50)	8 (30)
Retiree	–	–	1 (14)	–	1 (4)
Monthly household income (SGD), 2015 median monthly household income: SGD7624 [32]
4000–4999	1 (14)	3 (43)	3 (43)	3 (50)	10 (37)
5000–6999	5 (71)	–	3 (43)	–	8 (30)
7000–9999	1 (14)	2 (29)	1 (14)	3 (50)	7 (26)
10,000 and above	–	2 (29)	–	–	2 (7)
Mammogram attendance
Within past 12 months	4 (57)	–	4 (57)	–	8 (30)
Within past 24 months	2 (29)	–	3 (43)	–	5 (19)
Within past 36 months	1 (14)	–	–	–	1 (4)
Within past 48 months	–	–	–	–	–
More than 2 years ago	–	7 (100)	–	6 (100)	13 (48)