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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of ‘ever tested for breast cancer’ among women in Kenya

From: Utilization of breast cancer screening in Kenya: what are the determinants?

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

OR (95% CIs)

OR (95% CIs)

OR (95% CIs)

Level of education

 Higher education

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Secondary education

0.64 (0.59, 0.70)***

0.73 (0.67, 0.80)***

0.77 (0.70, 0.84)***

 Primary education

0.56 (0.51, 0.60)***

0.69 (0.63, 0.76)***

0.72 (0.65, 0.78)***

 No education

0.39 (0.34, 0.43)***

0.55 (0.48, 0.62)***

0.55 (0.48, 0.62)***

Marital status

 Currently married

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Never married

0.68 (0.64, 0.72)***

0.70 (0.66, 0.74)***

0.80 (0.74, 0.86)***

 Formerly married

0.99 (0.93, 1.07)

1.03 (0.96, 1.10)

1.02 (0.95, 1.10)

Province of residence

 North East

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Coast

1.34 (1.13, 1.60)***

1.40 (1.17, 1.68)***

1.40 (1.16, 1.68)***

 Eastern

1.47 (1.24, 1.75)***

1.48 (1.24, 1.78)***

1.49 (1.24, 1.79)***

 Central

2.40 (2.01, 2.87)***

2.33 (1.94, 2.80)***

2.34 (1.94, 2.82)***

 Rift Valley

1.52 (1.28, 1.80)***

1.55 (1.30, 1.85)***

1.57 (1.31, 1.87)***

 Western

1.39 (1.16, 1.66)***

1.45 (1.21, 1.75)***

1.48 (1.22, 1.79)***

 Nyanza

1.22 (1.02, 1.46)*

1.26 (1.05, 1.51)*

1.28 (1.06, 1.54)**

 Nairobi

1.63 (1.33, 1.99)***

1.61 (1.31, 1.99)***

1.61 (1.31, 1.99)***

Place of residence

 Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Rural

0.83 (0.79, 0.89)***

0.89 (0.85, 0.94)***

0.89 (0.84, 0.94)***

Employment status

 Employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Unemployed

0.85 (0.81, 0.89)***

0.88 (0.84, 0.93)***

0.93 (0.88, 0.99)*

Household wealth quintiles

 Richest

 

1.00

1.00

 Richer

 

0.94 (0.88, 1.01)

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

 Middle

 

0.88 (0.81, 0.95)**

0.88 (0.82, 0.96)**

 Poorer

 

0.89 (0.78, 0.93)**

0.86 (0.79, 0.94)**

 Poorest

 

0.70 (0.64, 0.78)***

0.72 (0.65, 0.79)***

Health insurance

 Yes

 

1.00

1.00

 No

 

0.73 (0.69, 0.78)***

0.74 (0.69, 0.79)***

Age of respondents

 45–49

  

1.00

 40–44

  

1.04 (0.94, 1.15)

 35–39

  

1.03 (0.93, 1.13)

 30–34

  

1.02 (0.93, 1.13)

 25–29

  

1.00 (0.91, 1.10)

 20–24

  

0.94 (0.85, 1.03)

 15–19

  

0.74 (0.65, 0.84)***

 Log pseudo-likelihood

− 4629.853

− 4545.343

− 4522.237

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05; OR for odds ratio; 95% CIs = 95% confidence intervals