Table 5.
Factors associated with breast self-examination among women in Wolaita Sodo, 2019 (n = 626)
| Variables | Perform BSE | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Participant’s occupation status | ||||
| House wife | 96 (15%) | 217 (34.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Employee | 76 (12%) | 57 (9%) | 2.07 (1.20, 3.59) | 3.13 (1.14, 8.58) |
| Merchant | 26 (4%) | 49 (7.7%) | 6.25 (3.42, 11.41) | 6.47 (2.31, 18.12) |
| Student | 19 (3%) | 89 (14%) | 2.49 (1.25, 4.94) | 3.73(1.19, 11.73) |
| Duration breastfeeding | ||||
| Birth-12 months | 39 (7.8%) | 39 (7.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 13–24 months | 101 (20%) | 181 (36.4%) | 2.10 (1.18, 0.74) | 2.43 (1.28, 4.59) |
| 25–34 months | 46 (9.2%) | 92 (18.4%) | 1.16 (0.75, 0.78) | 1.19 (0.74, 1.92) |
| Early detection method for breast cancer | ||||
| BSE | 111 (32%) | 9 (33%) 364 | 7.03 (4.14, 11.95) | 6.36 (3.72, 10.71) |
| I don’t know | 106 (20%) | (59%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Personal history of having benign breast lump | ||||
| Yes | 21 (3.5%) | 59 (10%) | 2.31 (1.20, 4.46) | 0.03 (0.08, 1.52) |
| No | 196 (33%) | 315 (53%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Women’s educational status | ||||
| Primary | 82 (28.2%) | 209 (71.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Secondary | 135 (39.9%) | 203 (60.1%) | 1.70 (1.21, 2.37) | 0.81 (0.29, 2.24) |
| Husband’s educational status | ||||
| Primary | 51 | 118 | 1.00 | 0.62 (0.26, 1.49) |
| Secondary | 134 | 175 | 1.80 (1.21, 2.67) | |
| Source of information | ||||
| Electronics media | 151 (25.5%) | 218 (36.8) | 1.63 (1.14, 2.32) | 1.5 9(1.01, 2.59) |
| Other | 66 (11%) | 156 (26.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Adjusted odds ratio (AOR), Significant at p- ≤ 0.05