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. 2021 Jul 27;2021:6663195. doi: 10.1155/2021/6663195

Table 4.

Associations between occupation, education, and breast cancer awareness.

Variables Occupation (n) Total p Education (n) Total p
O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 E1 E2 E3 E4
Risk factors (df = 437, χ2 = 91)
None 110 52 7 4 60 233 0.0001∗∗∗ 61 61 96 15 233 0.0002∗∗∗
Hereditary 5 20 7 21 8 61 0.0001∗∗∗ 1 4 40 16 61 0.0001∗∗∗
↑Use of pills 2 9 4 10 4 29 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 2 18 9 29 0.0001∗∗∗
Alcohol/tobacco 7 28 1 16 7 59 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 4 43 12 59 0.0001∗∗∗
Age 2 2 2 5 2 13 0.0002∗∗∗ 0 2 8 3 13 0.116
Obesity 2 1 1 5 0 9 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 2 4 3 9 0.080
↑Sun exposure 3 5 1 4 3 16 0.079 0 1 12 3 16 0.023
↓Breastfeeding 4 6 1 10 2 23 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 1 17 5 23 0.001∗∗
↓Parity 2 2 0 2 1 7 0.306 0 1 5 1 7 0.433
Breast massage 4 23 4 13 4 48 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 3 31 14 48 0.0001∗∗∗
Tight bra wearing 4 29 8 13 9 63 0.0001∗∗∗ 0 4 46 13 63 0.0001∗∗∗
Symptoms (df = 437, χ2 = 91)
None 87 19 1 1 62 170 0.0001∗∗∗ 53 65 52 0 170 0.0001∗∗∗
Breast lump 40 77 22 34 35 208 0.0001∗∗∗ 9 22 134 43 208 0.0001∗∗∗
Breast pain 52 60 14 23 23 172 0.0001∗∗∗ 15 29 100 28 172 0.0001∗∗∗
Breast wound 42 22 7 13 32 116 0.289 20 28 53 15 116 0.602
Br. appearance 27 32 10 16 23 108 0.0002∗∗∗ 7 16 68 17 108 0.0001∗∗∗
Nipple discharge 9 25 6 9 12 61 0.0001∗∗∗ 3 7 42 9 61 0.0001∗∗∗
Screening awareness 77 81 22 37 33 270 df = 12; χ2 = 74
p < 0.0001∗∗∗
25 47 154 44 270 df = 9; χ2 = 91
p < 0.0001∗∗∗
Screening methods (df = 8; χ2 = 51.0) (df = 6; χ2 = 97.7)
BSEa 24 38 17 33 20 132 0.0001∗∗∗ 6 15 74 37 132 0.0001∗∗∗
CBEb 65 31 8 22 40 166 0.028 22 39 83 22 166 0.056
Mammography 16 33 11 25 16 101 0.0001∗∗∗ 4 13 56 28 101 0.0001∗∗∗
Ultrasound 17 33 11 16 12 89 0.0001∗∗∗ 4 11 54 20 89 0.0001∗∗∗

aBreast self-examination; bclinical breast examination. O1 = housewife; O2 = student; O3 = officer; O4 = health professional; O5 = other informal sector; E1 = no formal education; E2 = primary school; E3 = secondary school; E4 = university; χ2: p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.005; ∗∗∗p ≤ 0.0001.