Table 2 Participants characteristics
Variables | Total (N = 1061) | Attended screening events N (%) or median(IQR)*or mean (SD)** (N = 594) | Did not attend screening events n (%) or median(IQR)* or mean (SD)** (N = 467) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 34(26–44)* | 35(28–45)* | 32(25–41)* | 0.001 |
Marital status (Married vs. other) | 809(76%) | 472(79%) | 337(72%) | 0.006 |
Educational level (More than elementary vs. elementary) | 527(50%) | 306(52%) | 221(47%) | 0.175 |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 201(19%) | 130(22%) | 71(15%) | |
Self-employed | 457(43%) | 114(19%) | 343(74%) | <0.001 |
Unemployed | 399(38%) | 347(59%) | 52(11%) | |
Means of transport (Walking vs. other) | 259(55%) | 302(51%) | 259(55%) | 0.142 |
Time required to travel to the health facility (in minutes) | 30(20–45)* | 30(20–60)* | 30(20–30)* | 0.001 |
Check breast for lumps (Yes vs. No) | 519(49%) | 332(56%) | 187(40%) | <0.001 |
Having felt a breast lump (Yes vs. No) | 125(12%) | 94(16%) | 31(7%) | <0.001 |
Having ever undergone any breast cancer screening (Yes vs. No) | 109(10%) | 64(11%) | 45(10%) | 0.573 |
Having been trained how to feel for a breast lump (Yes vs. No) | 296(28%) | 207(35%) | 89(19%) | <0.001 |