Presentation intervals and the impact of delay on breast cancer progression in a black African population

Agodirin, Olayide; Olatoke, Samuel; Rahman, Ganiyu; Olaogun, Julius; Olasehinde, Olalekan; Katung, Aba; Kolawole, Oladapo; Ayandipo, Omobolaji; Etonyeaku, Amarachukwu; Habeeb, Olufemi; Adeyeye, Ademola; Agboola, John; Akande, Halimat; Oguntola, Soliu; Akanbi, Olusola; Fatudimu, Oluwafemi

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09074-w

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Showing the probability of short appraisal or short help-seeking interval based on the specific sociodemographic characteristics, the premorbid exposure, and experience(s) after disclosure and during help-seeking

From: Presentation intervals and the impact of delay on breast cancer progression in a black African population

Variable	N	Probability of short appraisal(%)	P value	Variable	N	Probability of short help-seeking (%)	–
Age bracket			0.02	Age bracket			0.36
20–40	144	82		20–40	112	56
41–60	207	85		41–60	204	61
> 60	85	71		> 60	80	52
Education				Education			0.15
none	76	76	0.56	none	70	47
primary	62	79		primary	63	57
secondary	122	80		secondary	115	57
tertiary	140	86		tertiary	136	65
Marital status			0.03	Marital status			0.06
married	276	85		married	269	58
single	23	65		single	22	36
divorced/separated	57	67		divorced/separated	9	50
widow	47	70		widow		61
Awareness			0.36	Awareness			0.08
aware of BC	281	83		aware of BC	271	61
unaware of BC	106	77		unaware of BC	104	57
Premorbid health service preference			0.02	Premorbid health service preference			0.01
hospital(doc/nurse)	80	84		hospital(doc/nurse)	178	65
self-medicate	137	82		self-medicate	131	52
alternative	33	64		alternative	33	36
Tumor size at detection			0.56	Tumor size at detection			0.12
1–5 cm	345	81		1–5 cm	341	57
> 5 cm	48	81		> 5 cm	45	64
				Person1 advice			0.02
				correct	252	63
				incorrect	107	48
Association with short Appraisal				Association with short Help-seeking interval
		OR	AOR			OR	AOR
> 60		1		Incorrect advice		1
41–60		2.3 (1.3–4.2)	1.3 (0.6–3.0)	Correct advice		1.9 (1.2–3.0)	1.7 (1.1–3.0)
≤40		2.0 (1.3–3.8)	2.0 (0.9–4.4)
				alternative		1
not in relationship		1		Self-medicate		1.9 (0.9–4.1)	1.5 (0.7–3.6)
married		2.6 (1.4–4.6)	2.1 (1.1–4.2)	Hospital goer		3.2 (1.5–7.1)	2.5 (1.1–5.9)
alternative		1		Association with short Primary-care interval
self-medicates		2.6 (1.1–5.9)	2.3 (0.8–5.9)			OR	AOR
hospital goer		3.0 (1.3–6.7)	3.1 (1.2–8.1)	small tumor		1
				big tumor		1.6 (1.0–2.4)	0.7 (0.4–1.2)
				incorrect advice		1
				correct advice		2.1 (1.2–3.9)	2.0 (1.1–3.5)

Table showing the probability of short appraisal or short help-seeking interval based on the specific sociodemographic characteristics, the premorbid exposure, and experience(s) after disclosure and during help-seeking

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