Table 3.
Participants’ perceptions and knowledge about breast screening, n = 247 (%)a.
| Had a mammography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Yes 29 (11.37) | No 226 (88.63) | p-valueb |
| Mammography is embarrassing | .37 | ||
| Yes | 0 (0.00) | 13 (100.00) | |
| No/Not sure | 29 (12.39) | 205 (87.61) | |
| Mammography is painful | .42 | ||
| Yes | 15 (13.76) | 94 (86.24) | |
| No/Not sure | 14 (10.14) | 124 (89.86) | |
| Ever thought about screening | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 27 (18.62) | 118 (81.38) | |
| No | 1 (1.00) | 99 (99.00) | |
| Heard about breast screening from friends/family/partner | .83 | ||
| Yes | 22 (12.57) | 153 (87.43) | |
| No | 7 (10.61) | 59 (89.39) | |
| Heard about screening from media | 0.1 | ||
| Yes | 3 (30.00) | 7 (70.00) | |
| No | 26 (11.21) | 206 (88.79) | |
| Heard about screening from a healthcare provider | .01 | ||
| Yes | 24 (16.11) | 125 (83.89) | |
| No | 5 (5.38) | 88 (94.62) | |
| Aware of a screening location | .07 | ||
| Yes | 20 (51.15) | 112 (84.85) | |
| No | 8 (7.27) | 102 (92.73) | |
| Knowledge score | .52 | ||
| Poor | 19 (10.86) | 156 (89.14) | |
| Good | 10 (13.89) | 62 (86.11) | |
a
Numbers may not always sum to total due to missing observations
b
P-value estimated from Fisher exact test, threshold of .1