Table 5 Characteristics of women according to type of health insurance coverage.
Variables | Public and private health insurance N (%) | Public health insurance N (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mammography recommendation by gynaecologist. | |||
No | 22 (17.6) | 79 (53.4) | 1 |
Yes | 103 (82.4) | 69 (46.6) | 5.30 (3.05–9.40)** |
Mammography recommendation by GPs | |||
No | 100 (80) | 113 (76.4) | 1 |
Yes | 25 (20) | 35 (23.6) | 0.80 (0.45–1.44) |
Prior mammography last 2 years | |||
No prior mammograms | 32 (26.0) | 95 (63.8) | 1 |
Prior mammograms in public centre | 8 (6.5) | 48 (32.2) | 0.49 (0.21–1.15)** |
prior mammograms in a private centre | 83 (67.5) | 6 (4.0) | 41.06 (16.36–103.8)** |
Age | |||
50–54 | 15 (12) | 25 (16.9) | 1 |
55–59 | 55 (44) | 50 (33.8) | 1.83 (0.86–3.86) |
60–65 | 55 (44) | 73 (49.3) | 1.25 (0.6–2.6) |
Educational level | |||
Illiterate-incomplete primary | 10 (8.1) | 38 (25.5) | 1 |
Primary education | 39 (31.5) | 63 (42.3) | 2.35 (1.05–5.25)*** |
Secondary education | 59 (47.6) | 46 (30.9) | 4.87 (2.19–10.80)** |
Higher education | 16 (12.9) | 2 (1.3) | 30.4 (5.97–154.60)** |
P* | |||
Visit to GPs(last year) | |||
Mean (SD) | 6.9 (8.8) | 8.9 (10.2) | 0.009 |
Median (P25–P75) | 4 (1–10) | 6 (2–12) | |
Visit to gynaecologist (last 2 years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.1) | |
Median (P25–P75) | 2 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0.000 |