Assessment of Factors Associated with Breast Self-Examination among Health Extension Workers in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with breast self-examination among HEWs in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, October 2012.

Variables	Ever practice of BSE		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)
	Yes	No
Age
15–24	102	164	1.24 (0.11, 13.89)
25–34	44	82	1.16 (0.75, 1.80)
35–44	1	2	1.00
TV at home
Yes	47	70	1.20 (0.40, 1.50)
No	100	178	1.00
Radio at home
Yes	128	208	1.30 (0.60, 1.65)
No	19	40	1.00
Training on BSE
Yes	7	10	1.19 (0.44, 3.20)
No	140	238	1.00
History of breast problem
Yes	15	11	2.45 (1.09, 5.49)
No	132	237	1.00
History of breast cancer from families/relatives
Yes	6	22	0.43 (0.17, 1.10)
No	141	226	1.00
Discussion with someone on the importance of BSE
Yes	84	46	5.86 (3.37, 9.79)	5.51 (3.45, 8.79)*
No	63	202	1.00	1.00
Got information on BSE from health professional
Yes	50	46	2.26 (1.42, 3.61)
No	97	202	1.00
Ever had breast examination by health professional
Yes	28	15	3.65 (1.88, 7.10)	2.69 (1.31, 5.52)*
No	119	233	1.00	1.00
Know at least one method of breast cancer examination
Yes	51	69	1.38 (0.89, 2.14)
No	96	179	1.00

COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, BSE: breast self-examination, and HEWs: health extension workers, ^∗𝑃<0.05.