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Table 3 The association between having a good awareness of breast cancer symptoms and participant characteristics

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

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, WBJ West Bank and Jerusalem
  2. *Adjusted for age-group, educational level, occupation, monthly income, marital status, residency, having a chronic disease, knowing someone with cancer, and site of data collection