Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt

Table 4

Characteristics of breast problems of 197 women who participated in a case-control study of chronic mastitis, Morocco and Egypt, 2011.

Characteristics	Case		Control		𝑃^a
	𝑁	%	𝑁	%
Total^(85,112)a	85	100	112	100
Side of breast problem^(38,52)					0.659^b
Right	13	34.21	23	44.23
Left	21	55.26	25	48.08
Both	4	10.53	4	7.69
Problem within 6 months of lactation^(39,54)					0.311^b
Yes	6	15.38	4	7.41
No	33	84.62	50	92.59
Main symptom of breast problem^(40,54)					<0.0001^*b
Abscess	9	22.5	1	1.82
Secretions	5	12.5	3	5.45
Redness	9	22.5	1	1.82
Swelling	16	40.0	41	74.55
Pain	1	2.5	8	14.55
Other	0	0	1	1.82
Treatment of problem^(38,52)					<0.0001^*b
Antibiotics	25	62.5	11	20.37
Pain medication	2	5.0	4	7.41
Hot compress	0	0	1	1.85
Abscess drainage	1	2.5	0	0
Radiation	9	22.5	13	24.07
Other	3	7.5	20	37.04
Not treated	0	0	5	9.26

^a𝑃 value from Chi-square test.
^b𝑃 value from Fisher’s exact test.
*Significant at 𝛼≤0.05.