From: Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine
Characteristic | Good knowledge | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI)* | P-value | |
Age group | ||||
18 to 39 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
40 or older | 1.36 (1.21–1.53) | <0.001 | 1.55 (1.35–1.80) | <0.001 |
Educational level | ||||
Secondary or below | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Post-secondary | 1.21 (1.09–1.36) | 0.001 | 1.44 (1.26–1.65) | <0.001 |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed/home duties | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Employed | 1.08 (0.94–1.24) | 0.27 | 1.18 (1.00–1.39) | 0.052 |
Retired | 0.88 (0.29–2.69) | 0.82 | 0.54 (0.17–1.68) | 0.29 |
Student | 0.92 (0.78–1.10) | 0.36 | 1.24 (0.99–1.56) | 0.06 |
Monthly income | ||||
< 1450 NIS | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
≥ 1450 NIS | 0.77 (0.69–0.86) | <0.001 | 0.88 (0.76–1.03) | 0.10 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Married | 1.16 (1.02–1.31) | 0.029 | 1.02 (0.86–1.20) | 0.84 |
Divorced/Widowed | 1.23 (0.95–1.58) | 0.11 | 1.04 (0.78–1.39) | 0.78 |
Residency | ||||
Gaza Strip | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
WBJ | 0.66 (0.59–0.73) | <0.001 | 0.68 (0.59–0.79) | <0.001 |
Having a chronic disease | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 1.11 (0.97–1.27) | 0.14 | 1.00 (0.85–1.17) | 0.99 |
Knowing someone with cancer | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 1.12 (1.00–1.24) | 0.052 | 1.21 (1.08–1.36) | 0.001 |
Site of data collection | ||||
Public Spaces | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Hospitals | 1.56 (1.37–1.77) | <0.001 | 1.70 (1.48–1.96) | 0.001 |
Primary healthcare centers | 1.86 (1.61–2.15) | <0.001 | 1.96 (1.68–2.29) | <0.001 |