Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression analyses of the effects of husbands’ knowledge on their wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening.
| Variables | Wife underwent a mammogram, AORa (95% CI) | Wife underwent a CBEb, AOR (95% CI) | Wife underwent a BSEc, AOR (95% CI) | Wife willing to learn more about BSE, AOR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) |
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30-39 | 2.084 (0.638-6.812) | 2.080 (0.781-5.54) | 4.595 (1.482-14.246)*** | 1.457 (0.761-2.788) |
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40-49 | 4.332 (1.372-13.675)** | 3.207 (1.22-8.425)** | 4.363 (1.352-14.079)** | 1.691 (0.862-3.318) |
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50-59 | 5.34 (1.423-20.10)** | 2.764 (0.897-8.515) | 2.852 (0.722-11.263) | 1.188 (0.522-2.705) |
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≥60 | 6.54 (1.325-32.56)** | 1.880 (0.419-8.432) | 2.414 (0.473-12.329) | 0.220 (0.069-0.698)** |
| Saudi nationality | 1.698 (0.639-4.513) | 1.305 (0.495-3.437) | 2.030 (0.726-5.677) | 2.091 (0.954-4.584) | |
| College/university degree or higher | 0.772 (0.355-1.67) | 0.665 (0.323-1.381) | 1.557 (0.641-3.780) | 0.549 (0.296-1.018) | |
| Occupation |
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Self-employed | 2.109 (0.398-11.183) | 0.327 (0.039-3.588) | 1.101 (0.177-5.639) | 0.599 (0.167-2.15) |
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Government employee | 0.646 (0.211-1.980) | 0.997 (0.344-3.588) | 0.387 (0.122-1.231) | 0.644 (0.271-1.527) |
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Private sector employee | 4.735 (1.319-16.990)** | 2.677 (0.789-9.084) | 1.394 (0.401-4.844) | 1.097 (0.409-2.939) |
| Household monthly income ≥10,000 SRd | 1.965 (0.925-4.174) | 2.603 (1.269-5.341)*** | 1.222 (0.602-2.479) | 0.710 (0.411-1.228) | |
| Knowledge score | 1.089 (1.024-1.159)*** | 1.045 (0.989-1.108) | 1.177 (1.105-1.255)*** | 1.138 (1.084-1.195)*** | |
aAOR: adjusted odds ratio.
bCBE: clinical breast examination.
cBSE: breast self- examination.
dSR: Saudi Riyal (1 SR=US $0.27).
*P<.10, **P<.05, and ***P<.01.