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Table 7 Multivariable logistic regression analyzing the association between recognizing other symptoms and participant characteristics

From: Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine

Characteristic

Lump or thickening under the armpit

Changes in the shape of the breast or nipple

Changes in the size of the breast or nipple

Unexplained weight loss

Extreme generalized fatigue

AOR (95% CI)*

P-value

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

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 40 or older

1.49 (1.21–1.83)

<0.001 

1.35 (1.14–1.61)

0.001

1.30 (1.10–1.54)

0.002

1.25 (1.08–1.44)

0.003

1.00 (0.86–1.15)

0.96

Educational level

 Secondary or below

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 Post-secondary

1.66 (1.39–1.99)

<0.001 

1.52 (1.30–1.78)

<0.001

1.35 (1.16–1.58)

<0.001

1.22 (1.06–1.39)

0.004

1.19 (1.05–1.36)

0.009

Occupation

 Unemployed/home duties

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 Employed

1.07 (0.85–1.34)

0.57

1.01 (0.83-1.23)

0.90

1.25 (1.03-1.51)

0.026

0.92 (0.78-1.08)

0.32

1.02 (0.87-1.20)

0.81

 Retired

0.42 (0.09–1.94)

0.27

0.92 (0.20-4.26)

0.92

1.13 (0.25-5.20)

0.87

0.34 (0.11-1.05)

0.06

0.74 (0.25-2.24)

0.60

 Student

0.95 (0.72–1.25)

0.72

1.09 (0.84–1.41)

0.53

1.09 (0.85–1.40)

0.50

1.02 (0.81–1.27)

0.89

1.18 (0.94–1.47)

0.15

Monthly income

 < 1450 NIS

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 ≥ 1450 NIS

1.44 (1.18–1.76)

<0.001

1.27 (1.06–1.51)

0.009

1.14 (0.96–1.36)

0.13

0.97 (0.83–1.12)

0.66

0.86 (0.75–1.00)

0.051

Residency

 Gaza Strip

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 WBJ

0.62 (0.51–0.76)

<0.001

0.55 (0.46–0.65)

<0.001

0.62 (0.52–0.73)

<0.001 

0.90 (0.78–1.04)

0.15

0.83 (0.72–0.96)

0.012

Having a chronic disease

 No

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 Yes

1.14 (0.91–1.43)

0.24

1.05 (0.87–1.27)

0.62

1.08 (0.90–1.30)

0.41

1.09 (0.92–1.28)

0.32

1.16 (0.99–1.36)

0.06

Knowing someone with cancer

 No

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 Yes

1.47 (1.26–1.71)

<0.001 

1.21 (1.06–1.39)

0.005

1.08 (0.94–1.23)

0.27

1.33 (1.19–1.49)

<0.001

1.07 (0.95–1.20)

0.25

Marital status

 Single

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 Married

1.57 (1.27–1.93)

<0.001

1.15 (0.95-1.39)

0.16

1.19 (0.99-1.44)

0.07

1.06 (0.90-1.25)

0.47

0.98 (0.83-1.15)

0.77

 Divorced/Widowed

1.56 (1.06–2.29)

0.025

0.84 (0.61–1.16)

0.29

1.02 (0.74–1.41)

0.91

1.35 (1.01–1.82)

0.043

0.92 (0.69–1.22)

0.56

Site of data collection

 Public spaces

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 Hospitals

1.52 (1.26–1.83)

<0.001

1.63 (1.39-1.92)

<0.001 

1.51 (1.29-1.77)

0.001

1.62 (1.41-1.86)

<0.001

1.15 (1.00-1.32)

0.043

 Primary healthcare centers

1.27 (1.04–1.56)

0.020

1.39 (1.16–1.66)

<0.001

1.28 (1.07–1.52)

 0.007

1.08 (0.93–1.26)

0.34

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

0.99

  1. 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
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