Variable | Diagnostic interval | ||
---|---|---|---|
N | Median | p-value | |
Agea | |||
Age ≤ 54 years | 95 | 23 | 0.370 |
Age > 54 years | 96 | 30 | |
Education | |||
None-Grade 7 | 48 | 30 | 0.839 |
Grade 8-Grade 11 | 93 | 23 | |
Grade 12+ | 52 | 25 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 82 | 29 | 0.673 |
In stable relationship | 6 | 15 | |
Single | 40 | 23 | |
Widowed | 34 | 28 | |
Divorced/separated | 31 | 22 | |
Paid work | |||
Yes | 50 | 27 | 0.654 |
No | 143 | 28 | |
Income statusb | |||
H0 | 63 | 34 | 0.757 |
H1 | 76 | 23 | |
H2 | 32 | 27 | |
H3 | 19 | 22 | |
Composite unprompted knowledgea | |||
None | 16 | 24 | 0.300 |
Very little | 164 | 25 | |
Little | 13 | 34 | |
History of co-morbidities | |||
History of benign breast disease/fibroadenoma | 24 | 48 | 0.004 |
Any other co-morbidity | 105 | 29 | |
None | 64 | 20 | |
Family history of breast cancer | |||
Yes | 75 | 23 | 0.635 |
No | 100 | 28 | |
Not sure | 18 | 35 | |
Habit of checking breasts for lumps/changes | |||
Yes | 108 | 30 | 0.172 |
No | 85 | 25 | |
First breast change noticedc | |||
Lump in breast | 140 | 23 | 0.155 |
Other changes | 49 | 34 | |
Appraisal of first change | |||
Thought it was not serious/minorc | 0.047 | ||
Mentioned | 94 | 31.5 | |
Not mentioned | 95 | 22 | |
Thought it was breast cancer c | |||
Mentioned | 58 | 22 | 0.346 |
Not mentioned | 131 | 29 | |
Not sure what change meantc | |||
Mentioned | 115 | 27 | 0.206 |
Not mentioned | 74 | 26 | |
Ignored it/was in denial | |||
Mentioned | 6 | 11 | 0.010 |
Not mentioned | 187 | 29 | |
Reason to have symptom checked | |||
Felt paind | |||
Mentioned | 56 | 30 | 0.443 |
Not mentioned | 132 | 23 | |
Lump was increasing in sized | |||
Mentioned | 47 | 23 | 0.459 |
Not mentioned | 141 | 29 | |
Prompted by family/friendsd | |||
Mentioned | 94 | 23 | 0.486 |
Not mentioned | 94 | 30 | |
Prompted by pamphlet/breast cancer awareness event/TV programd | |||
Mentioned | 48 | 21 | 0.317 |
Not mentioned | 140 | 29 | |
Wanted to be sure nothing was wrongd | |||
Mentioned | 116 | 23 | 0.180 |
Not mentioned | 72 | 34 | |
First health care provider seenb | |||
Public sector primary health care clinic or district hospitalb | 138 | 30 | 0.510 |
Private practitioner | 48 | 24 | |
Other | 4 | 14 | |
Cancer stage | |||
Early (stage 1&2) | 154 | 28 | 0.825 |
Late (stage 3&4) | 39 | 21 |