Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 372).
From: Breast cancer screening patterns and associated factors in Iranian women over 40 years
Variable | Mean (SD*) | Characteristic | Number (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
One’s own age | 52.46 (8.94) | History of disease | |
Husband age | 56.70 (9.04) | Yes | 161 (43.3) |
Number of children | 2.32 (1.35) | No | 211 (56.7) |
Characteristic | Number (percent) | History of breast cancer | |
Income status | Yes | 49 (13.2) | |
Income more than expenses | 57 (15.3) | No | 323 (86.4) |
Income equal to expenses | 169 (45.4) | History of taking hormonal drugs | |
Income less than expenses | 146 (39.2) | Yes | 88 (23.7) |
Education | No | 284 (76.3) | |
Illiterate | 34 (9.1) | History of benign breast disease | |
Elementary-middle school | 89 (23.9) | Yes | 39 (10.5) |
High school, diploma | 96 (25.8) | No | 333 (89.5) |
Higher diploma | 17 (4.6) | History of benign breast disease in the relatives | |
Bachelor’s degree | 106 (28.5) | Yes | 74(19.9) |
Master’s degree | 26(7) | No | 298(80.1) |
Ph.D | 4(1.1) | Menopause | |
Husband education | Yes | 205(55.1) | |
Illiterate | 16 (4.3) | No | 167(44.9) |
Elementary-middle school | 77 (20.7) | Marital status | |
High school, diploma | 68 (18.3) | Single | 33(8.9 |
Higher diploma | 17 (4.6) | Married | 296(79.6) |
Bachelor’s degree | 75 (20.2) | Divorced/widowed | 43(11.6) |
Ph.D | 15(4.0) | Breast cancer perception | |
The individual's employment status | Low | 7(1.9) | |
Household worker | 24 (6.5) | Average | 307 (82.5) |
Employed | 99 (26.6) | Satisfactory | 85 (15.6) |
Housewife | 203 (54.6) | ||
Retired | 46 (12.4) | ||
Husband's employment | |||
Employee | 60 (16. 1) | ||
Worker | 22 (5.9) | ||
Self-employment | 111 (29.8) | ||
Managerial role | 12 (3.2) | ||
Retired | 91 (24.5) | ||