Table 4.

Predictors of breast self-examination practice among female secondary school teachers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 566)

Variables	Practice of BSE		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P value
	Yes	No
Age
20–29	73	136	1	1
30–39	115	129	1.66 (1.13–2.42)	1.15 (0.66–2.02)	0.606
40–49	39	41	1.77 (1.05–2.98)	0.59 (0.25–1.43)	0.249
> 50	20	13	2.86 (1.34–6.09)	0.84 (0.26–2.68)	0.775
Marital status
Single	55	98	1	1
Married	174	199	1.55 (1.05–2.29)	1.41 (0.85–2.35)	0.182
Divorced	10	15	1.18 (0.50–2.82)	0.69 (0.22–2.18)	0.535
Widowed	8	7	2.03 (0.70–5.91)	1.48 (0.37–5.88)	0.576
Personal history of breast problem
Yes	22	11	2.73 (1.30–5.76)	3.27 (1.13–9.45)	0.029*
No	225	308	1	1
Teaching experience
< 10	129	225	1	1	0.004*
≥ 10	118	94	2.19 (1.54–3.09)	2.46 (1.33–4.56)
Monthly income
1st quadrant	59	84	1	1
2nd quadrant	55	110	0.71 (0.44–1.13)	0.56 (0.3–1.05)	0.071
3rd quadrant	51	68	1.06 (0.65–1.74)	0.59 (0.28–1.26)	0.179
4th quadrant	82	57	2.04 (1.27–3.29)	0.69 (0.28–1.65)	0.405
Knowledgea			1.17 (1.13–1.23)	1.07 (1.01–1.12)	0.009*
Perceived net benefita			1.03 (1.01–1.05)	1.01 (0.98–1.02)	0.588
Perceived self-efficacya			1.09 (1.06–1.12)	1.06 (1.02–1.09)	< 0.001*

AOR adjusted odds ratio, COR crude odds ratio

1 = Reference category, *indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05, ^aContinuous variable