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Table 1 Participants characteristics, practice, knowledge and attitude towards screening mammography, according to survey year

From: Effect of an organised screening program on socioeconomic inequalities in mammography practice, knowledge and attitudes

Participant’s characteristics

1998 (N = 521)

2012 (N = 1083)

p value

Age group (years)

N(%)

N(%)

 

 50–54

165 (32.9)

310 (29.2)

p = 0.1

 55–59

131 (26.1)

253 (23.8)

 60–64

94 (18.8)

245 (23.1)

 65–69

111 (22.2)

254 (23.9)

Monthly household income (CHF)

  < 2000

38 (9.2)

67 (7.0)

p = 0.006

 2000–3999

93 (22.4)

188 (19.5)

 4000–5999

109 (26.3)

203 (21.1)

 6000–7999

79 (19.0)

196 (20.4)

  ≥ 8000

96 (23.1)

309 (32.1)

Education (years)

 0–10

150 (31.3)

195 (19.8)

p < 0.001

 11 → 13

142 (29.6)

259 (26.3)

 14 → 16

107 (22.3)

263 (26.8)

  ≥ 17

80 (16.7)

266 (27.1)

Smoker

82 (16.0)

200 (19.3)

p < 0.001

In a relationship

336 (66.4)

695 (66.7)

p = 0.2

Study outcomes

 Ever had a screening mammogram

449 (86.3)

1041 (97.3)

p < 0.001

 At least 2 screening mammograms over the past 4 years

254 (52.6)

860 (82.2)

p < 0.001

 

Mean score/100 (SD)

Mean score /100 (SD)

 

Screening mammography knowledge

67.7 (17.3)

73.8 (14.6)

p < 0.0001

Rakowski’s scale of cons

24.0 (23.0)

13.8 (17.7)

p < 0.0001