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Table 5 The relations between sociodemographic variables and mammography practice

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

 

Mammography practice

 

n

Present(%)

Absent(%)

p

Education

    

Illiterate

49

5.3

94.7

1.0

Primary/above

195

5.3

94.7

 

Age group

    

15–24

47

0.0

100.0

 

25–34

58

1.7

98.3

0.1

35–44

63

7.9

92.1

 

45/above

76

9.2

90.8

 

Marital status

    

Married

196

6.6

93.4

0.1

Single

48

48

100.0

 

Health insurance

    

Present

197

6.8

93.2

0.1

Absent

47

1.5

98.5

 

Family type

    

Nuclear

153

4.6

95.4

0.5

Extended

91

6.6

93.4

 

Breast cancer in family/friends

    

Present

73

6.8

93.2

0.5

Absent

171

4.7

95.3

 

Knowledge on breast cancer

    

Sufficient

137

8.8

91.2

0.007

Insufficient

107

0.9

99.1

 
  1. Chi square test