Predictors of breast self - examination among female teachers in Ethiopia using health belief model

Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis of variables and BSE among female teachers in Kaffa zone, May, 2013

Variables	BSE Practice		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)
Category	No	Yes	COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)
Marital status
Single	32	5	. 66 (.17–2.25)
Married	224	28	.53 (.18–1.50)
Divorced	21	5	1
Educational status
Certificate	107	6	.19 (.06–.61)	.24 (.05–1.06)
Diploma	142	24	.59 (.24–1.45)	.70 (.19–2.5)
Degree	28	8	1	1
Ethnicity
Kafa	228	26	.93 (.11–7.58)	1
Amhara	29	9	2.48 (.27–22.6)	1.94 (.74–5.1 1)
Oromo	12	2	1.33 (.10–17.3)	.88 (.16–4.88)
^aOther	8	1	1	.89 (.09–8.30)
Religion
Orthodox	225	35	3.72 (.48–28.4)
Catholic	24	1	1.2 (.06–18.5)
Muslim	22	1	4.00 (.22–73.6)
Protestant	6	1	1
Family history of breast cancer
Yes	9	0	1
No	268	38	0.0 (0.0–0.0)
History of breast disease
Yes	33	10	1	1
No	244	28	.38 (.17–.85)	3.44 (.87–13.57)
Age^b			1.051 (1.01–1.17)	1 .06 (.99–1.13)
Knowledge^b			1.1 (1.04–1.07)	1.1 (1.05–1.10)^a
Monthly income^b			1.00 (.99–1.01
Susceptibility^b			1.58 (1.31–1.90)	1.95 (1.44–2.63)^a
Severity^b			1.11 (1.02–1.22)	1.24 (1.11–1.46)^a
Net Benefit^b			1.12 (1.06–1.2)	1.10 (1.03–1.20)^a
Self efficacy^b			1.10 (1.03–1.11)	1.04 (.98–1.10)

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