Characteristics

of patients

Contemporary Medicine

Other

choices

Total

RC

(IC = 95%)

p

Monthly income

<175 USD

32

(61.5)

43

(81.1)

75

1

-

≥175 USD

20

(38.5)

10

(18.9)

30

0.37

(0.15 - 0.89)

0.028

Standard of living

Low

24

(46.2)

37

(69.8)

61

1

-

Average

28

(53.8)

16

(30.2)

44

0.37

(0.16 - 0.82)

0.015

Level of knowledge on breast cancer

Poor

6

(11.5)

11

(20.8)

17

1

-

Insufficient

8

(15.4)

18

(34)

26

1,23

(0.33 - 4.51)

0.757

Average

9

(17.3)

9

(17)

18

0.55

(0.13 - 2.09)

0.381

Good

29

(55.8)

15

(28.3)

44

0.28

(0.08 - 0.89)

0.034

Time since diagnosis of breast cancer

(months)

≤6

17

(32.7)

8

(15.1)

25

1

]6 - 12]

11

(21.2)

12

(22.6)

23

2.32

(0.73 - 7.75)

0.160

]12 - 36]

19

(36.5)

18

(34)

37

2.01

(0.71 - 6.01)

0.195

>36

5

(9.6)

15

(28.3)

20

6.37

(1.81 - 25.8)

0.005