Table 4.
The Association Between Socio-Demographic and Breast Self-Examination Practice of Respondents Among Childbearing Age Group Women of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | COR/95% CI/P-value | AOR/95% CI/P-value | Variables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 21–35 | 1.835/1.081,3.114/0.024* | 2.072/1.146, 3.747/0.016** |
| 36–49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Educational status | College and above | 1.208/0.589, 2.479/0.606 | 1.809/0.737,4.442/0.196 |
| Secondary education | 0.953/0.498, 1.826/0.886 | 1.489/0.682,3.253/0.318 | |
| Primary school | 0.366/0.161,0.833/0.017* | 0.438/0.177,1.080/0.075 | |
| No formal education | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital status | Divorced/separated | 0.675/0.279, 1.687/0.400 | |
| Single | 1.290/0.767, 2.170/0 0.337 | ||
| Married | 1.460/0.780, 2.733/0.237 | ||
| Widowed | 1 | ||
| Occupation | Employed | 3.916/1.637, 9.367/0.002* | 3.936/1.497,10.351/0.005** |
| Private business | 1.672/0.762,3.671/0.200* | 1.402/0.790, 2.469/0.242 | |
| Farmer | 1.264/0.877,1.823/0.210* | 1.598/0.743, 3.437/0.230 | |
| House wife | 0.869/0.540,1.399/0.563 | 1 | |
| Knowledge of breast self-examination | Poor | 0.810/0.532,1.233/0.326 | |
| Good | 1.00 | ||
| Family history of breast cancer | Yes | 4.002/2.390,6.699/0.000* | 4.167/2.358,7.364/0.000** |
| No | 1 | ||
| Personal History of breast cancer | Yes | 1.088/0.565,2.098/0.800 | |
| No | 1 | ||
| Monthly income | Low income | 1.766/0.527,5.916/0.356 | 1.973/0.544, 7.160/0.302 |
| Middle income | 5.554/1.657,18,526/0.005* | 5.570/1.557,19.922/0.008** | |
| High income | 1 | 1 |
Notes: *Significant at p value<0.25. **Significant at p value<0.05>.