Research Article
The Effect of Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Women towards Breast Cancer Screening
Table 2
Comparison of frequency distribution of primary variables of the participants in two groups.
| | Variable | Control group (%) | Experimental group (%) | value |
| | Education | Under diploma | 11 (18.3) | 9 (15) | 0.56 | | Diploma | 29 (48.4) | 31 (51.7) | | University degree | 20 (33.3) | 20 (33.3) |
| | Economic status | 1-2 million | 14 (23.3) | 6 (10) | 0.07 | | 2-4 million | 32 (53.3) | 43 (71.7) | | More than 4 million | 14 (23.3) | 11 (18.3) |
| | Occupation | Housewife | 53 (88.3) | 57 (95) | 0.24 | | Employee | 7 (11.7) | 3 (5) |
| | Number of deliveries | No delivery | 14 (23.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0.27 | | One delivery | 8 (13.3) | 13 (21.7) | | More than one delivery | 38 (36.6) | 39 (65) |
| | Type of previous delivery | No history of delivery | 14 (23.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0.31 | | Natural delivery | 30 (50) | 31 (51.7) | | Cesarean section | 16 (26.7) | 21 (35) |
| | History of breastfeeding | Yes | 48 (80) | 52 (86.7) | 0.31 | | No | 12 (20) | 8 (13.3) |
| | Underlying disease | Yes | 12 (20) | 5 (8.3) | 0.1 | | No | 48 (80) | 55 (91.7) |
| | Has a history of breast self-examination | Yes | 14 (23.3) | 3 (5) | 0.32 | | No | 46 (76.7) | 57 (95) |
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