Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Knowledge of ovarian cancer symptoms among women in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study
Characteristic | Total (n = 5411) | Gaza Strip (n = 2278) | WBJ (n = 3133) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median [IQR] | 32 [24, 44] | 30 [24, 40] | 34 [25, 46] | < 0.001 |
Age group, n (%) | ||||
 18 to 44 | 4151 (76.7) | 1872 (82.2) | 2279 (72.2) | < 0.001 |
 45 or older | 1260 (23.3) | 406 (17.8) | 854 (27.3) |  |
Menarche, n (%) | ||||
 Early (≤ 10 years) | 65 (1.2) | 20 (0.9) | 45 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
 Normal (11–15 years) | 4658 (86.1) | 1923 (84.4) | 2735 (87.3) |  |
 Late (≥ 16 years) | 688 (12.7) | 335 (14.7) | 353 (11.3) |  |
Educational level, n (%) | ||||
 Illiterate | 76 (1.4) | 20 (0.9) | 56 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
 Primary | 321 (5.9) | 89 (3.9) | 232 (7.4) |  |
 Preparatory | 786 (14.5) | 313 (13.7) | 473 (15.1) |  |
 Secondary | 1833 (33.9) | 908 (39.9) | 925 (29.5) |  |
 Diploma | 586 (10.8) | 236 (10.4) | 350 (11.2) |  |
 Bachelor | 1723 (31.8) | 692 (30.3) | 1031 (32.9) |  |
 Postgraduate | 86 (1.7) | 20 (0.9) | 66 (2.1) |  |
Occupation, n (%) | ||||
 Housewife | 3671 (67.8) | 1837 (80.6) | 1834 (58.5) | < 0.001 |
 Employed | 1095 (20.2) | 254 (11.2) | 841 (26.8) |  |
 Retired | 47 (0.9) | 9 (0.4) | 38 (1.2) |  |
 Student | 598 (11.1) | 178 (7.8) | 420 (13.5) |  |
Monthly income ≥ 1450 NIS, n (%) | 3330 (61.5) | 474 (20.8) | 2856 (91.2) | < 0.001 |
Having a chronic disease, n (%) | 1097 (20.3) | 350 (15.4) | 747 (23.8) | < 0.001 |
Knowing someone with cancer, n (%) | 2746 (50.8) | 1104 (48.5) | 1642 (52.4) | 0.016 |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
 Single | 1248 (23.1) | 374 (16.4) | 874 (27.9) | < 0.001 |
 Married | 3952 (73.0) | 1836 (80.6) | 2116 (67.5) |  |
 Divorced | 88 (1.6) | 33 (1.4) | 55 (1.8) |  |
 Widowed | 123 (2.3) | 35 (1.6) | 88 (2.8) |  |
Site of data collection, n (%) | ||||
 Public Spaces | 1645 (30.4) | 596 (26.2) | 1049 (33.5) | < 0.001 |
 Hospitals | 1735 (32.1) | 650 (28.5) | 1085 (34.6) |  |
 Primary healthcare centers | 2031 (37.5) | 1032 (45.3) | 999 (31.9) |  |