TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 462)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (Mean ± SD; years old) | 49.5 ± 10.7 |
| <45 | 147 (31.8) |
| 45–54 | 175 (37.9) |
| 55–64 | 111 (24.0) |
| 65+ | 29 (6.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 388 (84.0) |
| Single/separated/divorced/windowed | 75 (16.0) |
| Education | |
| Never had formal education/primary school | 70 (15.2) |
| Middle school | 204 (44.2) |
| High school | 106 (22.9) |
| College or higher | 82 (17.7) |
| Occupation | |
| Workers in agriculture/in industrial and construction | 222 (48.1) |
| Governors/managers/officers | 99 (21.4) |
| Servicers/Sellers/homemakers/students and others | 141 (30.5) |
| Average annual per capita income (Mean ± SD; million Vietnamese dong) | 22.7 ± 16.2 |
| Location | |
| Urban/Sub‐urban area | 178 (38.5) |
| Rural area | 284 (61.5) |
| Travel time to a health care setting (min) | |
| <30 | 137 (29.6) |
| 30 | 101 (21.9) |
| 31–60 | 98 (21.2) |
| >60 | 126 (27.3) |
| Family history | |
| Breast cancer‐first degree | 17 (3.7) |
| Other cancers‐first degree | 81 (17.5) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation. VND: Vitaminese currency dong.