Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of 197 women who participated in a case-control study of chronic mastitis, Morocco and Egypt, 2011. Unadjusted, pre-imputation.
Characteristics(cases,controls)
Case
Control
%
%
Total(85,112)
85
100
112
100
Age(83,112)
0.035b*
≤19
1
1.20
6
5.41
20–29
13
15.66
32
28.57
30–39
32
38.55
22
19.64
40–49
20
24.10
28
25.00
50–59
11
13.25
16
14.29
≥60
6
7.23
7
6.25
Country(85,112)
0.7732
Morocco
19
22.35
27
24.11
Egypt
66
77.65
85
75.89
Residence(79,95)
0.7619
Urban
50
63.29
58
61.05
Rural
29
36.71
37
38.95
Employment(55,71)
0.0045*
Housewife
49
89.09
48
67.61
Other
6
10.91
23
32.39
Mice in neighborhood(44,75)
0.1005
Yes
9
20.45
26
34.67
No
35
79.55
49
65.33
Campaign to control mice in neighborhood(17,36)
0.1581
Yes
5
29.41
18
50.00
No
12
70.59
18
50.00
Control mice in household(36,56)
0.0205*
Yes
14
38.89
10
17.86
No
22
61.11
46
82.14
a value from chi-square test.
b value from Fisher’s Exact test.
*Significant at .
