Awareness Levels about Breast Cancer Risk Factors, Early Warning Signs, and Screening and Therapeutic Approaches among Iranian Adult Women: A large Population Based Study Using Latent Class Analysis
Table 2
Multivariable odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI OR) of OR for the association of potential determinants of awareness level about screening approaches of breast cancer.
Class (reference: class 3)
Independent variables
Coefficients
-value ( value)
Odds ratio (OR)
95% CI OR
Class 2
Age
0.02 (0.013)
1.59 (0.11)
1.02
(0.99, 1.03)
Marital status (married)
0.24 (0.3)
0.80 (0.42)
1.27
(0.58, 2.67)
Level of education1
12 years formal education
0.15 (0.38)
0.40 (0.68)
1.16
(0.54, 2.49)
University graduate
0.46 (0.29)
1.61 (0.11)
1.58
(0.77, 3.13)
Family history (Yes)
0.23 (0.35)
0.65 (0.52)
1.25
(0.57, 2.77)
Personal history (Yes)
0.45 (1.36)
0.33 (0.74)
1.56
(0.70, 2.96)
Attending in screening and education program
0.79 (0.43)
1.83 (0.07)
2.22
(0.91, 5.37)
Class 1
Age
0.03 (0.016)
1.93 (0.05)
1.03
(0.99, 1.04)
Marital status (married)
0.13 (0.33)
0.40 (0.69)
1.15
(0.54, 2.43)
Level of education1
12 years formal education
0.01 (0.24)
0.042 (0.97)
1.01
(0.98, 1.02)
University graduate
0.62 (0.36)
1.73 (0.08)
1.86
(0.99, 2.83)
Family history (Yes)
0.62 (0.26)
2.41 (0.012)
1.86
(1.21, 2.54)
Personal history (Yes)
1.64 (0.55)
2.98 (0.003)
5.14
(1.20, 22.43)
Attending in screening and education program (Yes)
0.88 (0.35)
2.49 (0.01)
2.44
(1.42, 4.39)
Reference category is less than 12 years formal education, less educated and illiterate people.
