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Table 2 Summary measure of approaches to breast cancer screening among primary care health professionals (% of respondents agreeing with 3 or more of 4 survey items), by geographic category.

From: Breast cancer screening beliefs by practice location

Geographic Category

N

percent

Crude OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR*

95% CI

Rural

96

43.8%

1.0

 

1.0

 

Suburban

76

52.6%

1.43

0.78–2.62

1.25

0.67–2.35

Urban

241

50.6%

1.32

0.82–2.12

1.20

0.73–1.99

TOTAL

413

49.4%

    
  1. *Adjusted for age and practise structure. When the suburban group was compared to urban group using the suburban group as the referent, the crude OR = 0.92 (95% CI 0.55–1.54); adjusted* OR = 0.94 (95% CI 0.55–1.64); n = 408.
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BMC Public Health

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