From: Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine
characteristic | A lump or thickening in the breast | Pain in one of the breasts or armpits | Puckering or dimpling of the breast skin | Redness of the breast skin | ||||
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AOR (95% CI)* | P-value | AOR (95% CI)* | P-value | AOR (95% CI)* | P-value | AOR (95% CI)* | P-value | |
Age group | ||||||||
18 to 39 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
40 or older | 1.18 (0.89–1.57) | 0.24 | 0.80 (0.69–0.92) | 0.002 | 1.52 (1.32–1.76) | <0.001 | 1.47 (1.27–1.69) | <0.001 |
Educational level | ||||||||
Secondary or below | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Post-secondary | 1.94 (1.49–2.53) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.10–1.44) | 0.001 | 1.51 (1.32–1.73) | <0.001 | 1.23 (1.08–1.41) | 0.002 |
Occupation | ||||||||
Unemployed/home duties | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Employed | 0.85 (0.62–1.18) | 0.34 | 0.85 (0.73–1.00) | 0.054 | 1.08 (0.92–1.28) | 0.33 | 0.98 (0.84–1.15) | 0.83 |
Retired | 0.38 (0.05–3.10) | 0.37 | 4.40 (0.96–20.06) | 0.06 | 1.54 (0.41–5.74) | 0.52 | 0.65 (0.21–1.97) | 0.45 |
Student | 0.84 (0.56–1.26) | 0.40 | 1.04 (0.83–1.31) | 0.73 | 1.26 (1.01–1.58) | 0.041 | 1.12 (0.90–1.40) | 0.32 |
Monthly income | ||||||||
< 1450 NIS | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
≥ 1450 NIS | 1.87 (1.40–2.48) | <0.001 | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) | 0.52 | 1.11 (0.96–1.29) | 0.17 | 0.81 (0.70–0.94) | 0.005 |
Residency | ||||||||
Gaza Strip | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
WBJ | 0.45 (0.34–0.61) | <0.001 | 1.15 (1.00–1.32) | 0.06 | 0.73 (0.63–0.84) | <0.001 | 0.75 (0.65–0.86) | <0.001 |
Having a chronic disease | ||||||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 1.02 (0.75–1.39) | 0.89 | 0.91 (0.78–1.07) | 0.26 | 0.94 (0.81–1.11) | 0.47 | 0.97 (0.83–1.14) | 0.73 |
Knowing someone with cancer | ||||||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 1.46 (1.17–1.83) | 0.001 | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) | 0.25 | 1.21 (1.08–1.36) | 0.001 | 1.11 (0.99–1.25) | 0.07 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Married | 1.40 (1.03–1.90) | 0.029 | 0.87 (0.74–1.03) | 0.11 | 0.86 (0.73–1.02) | 0.08 | 1.15 (0.98–1.36) | 0.09 |
Divorced/Widowed | 2.27 (1.25–4.15) | 0.007 | 0.93 (0.70–1.24) | 0.63 | 0.87 (0.66–1.16) | 0.35 | 0.85 (0.64–1.12) | 0.25 |
Site of data collection | ||||||||
Public spaces | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Hospitals | 1.40 (1.07–1.84) | 0.016 | 1.06 (0.92–1.21) | 0.43 | 1.84 (1.60–2.11) | <0.001 | 1.46 (1.28–1.68) | <0.001 |
Primary healthcare centers | 0.90 (0.68–1.20) | 0.48 | 1.36 (1.17–1.59) | <0.001 | 2.02 (1.73–2.36) | <0.001 | 1.50 (1.28–1.75) | <0.001 |