Table 1.
Frequency distribution of the demographic characteristics of the study groups.
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=41) | Control group (n=41) | Total (n=82) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.9 (9.83) | 46 (8.80) | 46.45 (9.29) | .66a | |
| Education level, n (%) |
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.85b | |
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Middle school | 19 (46) | 22 (54) | 41 (50) |
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Diploma | 18 (44) | 14 (34) | 32 (39) |
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Associate degree | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 3 (7) | 4 (10) | 7 (9) |
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| Marital status, n (%) |
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.69b | |
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Single | 2 (5) | 3 (7) | 5 (6) |
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Married | 35 (85) | 31 (76) | 66 (81) |
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Widowed | 3 (7) | 5 (12) | 8 (10) |
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Divorced | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 3 (4) |
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| Job status, n (%) |
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.82b | |
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Staff/worker | 5 (12) | 7 (17) | 12 (15) |
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Retired | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 4 (5) |
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Student | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) |
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Housewife | 34 (83) | 31 (76) | 65 (79) |
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| Mastectomy, n (%) |
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.65c | |
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Yes | 23 (56) | 26 (63) | 49 (60) |
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No | 18 (44) | 15 (37) | 33 (40) |
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aIndependent sample t test.
bFisher exact test.
cChi-square test.