Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Number (%) of participants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 (n = 7) | Group 2 (n = 7) | Group 3 (n = 7) | Group 4 (n = 6) | Total (n = 27) | |
Age (years) | |||||
40–49 | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | – | – | 14 (52) |
50–59 | – | – | 5 (71) | 4 (67) | 9 (33) |
60–69 | – | – | 2 (29) | 2 (33) | 4 (15) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Chinese | 5 (71) | 5 (71) | 5 (71) | 5 (83) | 20 (74) |
Malay | 1 (14) | 2 (29) | 1 (14) | – | 4 (15) |
Indian | 1 (14) | – | 1 (14) | 1 (17) | 3 (11) |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 5 (71) | 7 (100) | 7 (100) | 6 (100) | 25 (93) |
Single | 2 (29) | – | – | – | 2 (7) |
Occupation status | |||||
Employed | 6 (86) | 5 (71) | 4 (57) | 3 (50) | 18 (67) |
Homemaker | 1 (14) | 2 (29) | 2 (29) | 3 (50) | 8 (30) |
Retiree | – | – | 1 (14) | – | 1 (4) |
Monthly household income (SGD), 2015 median monthly household income: SGD7624 [32] | |||||
4000–4999 | 1 (14) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) | 3 (50) | 10 (37) |
5000–6999 | 5 (71) | – | 3 (43) | – | 8 (30) |
7000–9999 | 1 (14) | 2 (29) | 1 (14) | 3 (50) | 7 (26) |
10,000 and above | – | 2 (29) | – | – | 2 (7) |
Mammogram attendance | |||||
Within past 12 months | 4 (57) | – | 4 (57) | – | 8 (30) |
Within past 24 months | 2 (29) | – | 3 (43) | – | 5 (19) |
Within past 36 months | 1 (14) | – | – | – | 1 (4) |
Within past 48 months | – | – | – | – | – |
More than 2 years ago | – | 7 (100) | – | 6 (100) | 13 (48) |