Table 2.
Comparison of frequency distribution of primary variables of the participants in two groups.
| Variable | Control group (%) | Experimental group (%) | P value | |
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| Education | Under diploma | 11 (18.3) | 9 (15) | 0.56 |
| Diploma | 29 (48.4) | 31 (51.7) | ||
| University degree | 20 (33.3) | 20 (33.3) | ||
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| Economic status | 1-2 million | 14 (23.3) | 6 (10) | 0.07 |
| 2-4 million | 32 (53.3) | 43 (71.7) | ||
| More than 4 million | 14 (23.3) | 11 (18.3) | ||
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| Occupation | Housewife | 53 (88.3) | 57 (95) | 0.24 |
| Employee | 7 (11.7) | 3 (5) | ||
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| Number of deliveries | No delivery | 14 (23.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0.27 |
| One delivery | 8 (13.3) | 13 (21.7) | ||
| More than one delivery | 38 (36.6) | 39 (65) | ||
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| Type of previous delivery | No history of delivery | 14 (23.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0.31 |
| Natural delivery | 30 (50) | 31 (51.7) | ||
| Cesarean section | 16 (26.7) | 21 (35) | ||
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| History of breastfeeding | Yes | 48 (80) | 52 (86.7) | 0.31 |
| No | 12 (20) | 8 (13.3) | ||
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| Underlying disease | Yes | 12 (20) | 5 (8.3) | 0.1 |
| No | 48 (80) | 55 (91.7) | ||
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| Has a history of breast self-examination | Yes | 14 (23.3) | 3 (5) | 0.32 |
| No | 46 (76.7) | 57 (95) | ||
∗Chi-square test.