Research Article
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 | | | % | | % |
| Total(85,112)a | 85 | 100 | 112 | 100 | | Side of breast problem(38,52) | | | | | 0.659b | 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) | | | | | 0.311b | 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 | |
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a value from Chi-square test.
b value from Fisher’s exact test.
*Significant at .
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