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Table 1 Sociodemographic features of the study group

From: The knowledge and attitudes of breast self-examination and mammography in a group of women in a rural area in western Turkey

 

mean ± sd

Age

37.7 ± 13.7

Age of first pregnancy

20.8 ± 2.8

Number of living children

2.8 ± 1.4

Marital status

%

Single

19.7

Currently married

67.6

Widowed/separated

12.7

Women's occupation

 

Outside work

9.0

Housewife

91.0

Education level

 

Illiterate

20.1

Primary

49.2

Secondary/above

30.7

Family type

 

Nuclear

63.1

Extended

33.6

Separated

3.3

Health insurance

 

Absent

27.5

Present

72.5

Migration

 

Present

26.2

Absent

73.8

Perceived family income

 

Sufficient

61.1

Insufficient

38.9

n = 244

100.0