From: Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine
Characteristic | Total (n = 5257) | Gaza Strip (n = 2551) | WBJ (n = 2706) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median [IQR] | 31.0 [24.0, 43.0] | 30.0 [24.0, 40.0] | 33.0 [24.0, 45.0] | < 0.001 |
Age group, n (%) | ||||
18 to 39 | 3615 (68.8) | 1859 (72.9) | 1756 (64.9) | < 0.001 |
40 or older | 1642 (31.2) | 692 (27.1) | 950 (35.1) | |
Menarche, n (%) | ||||
Normal (11–15 years) | 4608 (87.7) | 2237 (87.7) | 2371 (87.6) | 0.003 |
Early (≤ 10 years) | 72 (1.4) | 21 (0.8) | 51 (1.9) | |
Late (≥ 16 years) | 577 (10.9) | 293 (11.5) | 284 (10.5) | |
Parity*, n (%) | ||||
Nulliparity | 306 (7.7) | 142 (7.4) | 164 (8.1) | 0.69 |
Low multiparity | 1898 (48.0) | 923 (47.9) | 975 (48.0) | |
Grand multiparity | 1752 (44.3) | 860 (44.7) | 892 (43.9) | |
Educational level, n (%) | ||||
Secondary or below | 3030 (57.6) | 1457 (57.1) | 1573 (58.1) | 0.46 |
Post-secondary | 2227 (42.4) | 1094 (42.9) | 1133 (41.9) | |
Occupation, n (%) | ||||
Unemployed/home duties | 3568 (67.9) | 1868 (73.2) | 1700 (62.8) | < 0.001 |
Employed | 1052 (20.0) | 380 (14.9) | 672 (24.9) | |
Retired | 13 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | |
Student | 624 (11.8) | 298 (11.7) | 326 (12.0) | |
Monthly income ≥ 1450 NIS, n (%) | 3055 (58.1) | 716 (28.1) | 2339 (86.4) | < 0.001 |
Having a chronic disease, n (%) | 1058 (20.1) | 397 (15.6) | 661 (24.4) | < 0.001 |
Knowing someone with cancer, n (%) | 2520 (47.9) | 1083 (42.5) | 1437 (53.1) | < 0.001 |
Breast and/or ovarian cancer# | 1026 (40.7) | 491 (45.3) | 535 (37.2) | |
Other cancers# | 1209 (48.0) | 483 (44.6) | 726 (50.5) | |
Both# | 285 (11.3) | 109 (10.1) | 176 (12.3) | |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Single | 1301 (24.8) | 626 (24.5) | 675 (24.9) | < 0.001 |
Married | 3658 (69.6) | 1812 (71.0) | 1846 (68.3) | |
Divorced/Widowed | 298 (5.6) | 113 (4.5) | 185 (6.8) | |
Site of data collection | ||||
Public spaces, n (%) | 1821 (34.6) | 809 (31.7) | 1012 (37.4) | < 0.001 |
Hospitals, n (%) | 2116 (40.3) | 919 (36.0) | 1197 (44.2) | |
Primary healthcare centers, n (%) | 1320 (25.1) | 823 (32.3) | 497 (18.4) |