Breast self-examination practice and associated factors among female healthcare workers in West Shoa Zone, Western Ethiopia 2019: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analysis results for the association between the practice of breast self-examination and independent variables among female healthcare workers, West Shoa Zone Hospitals, Oromia region, Western Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	BSE practice		COR with 95% CI	COR with 95% CI	P-value
Variables	Good	Poor	COR with 95% CI	COR with 95% CI	P-value
Educational level
Diploma	23	48	0.01 (0.002, 0.103)	0.03 (0.004, 0.260)	0.001*
Degree	118	114	0.03 (0.004, 0.213)	0.08 (0.008, 0.490)	0.008*
Masters	36	1	Ref	Ref
Work experience
< 5	100	74	1.60 (1.02, 2.39)	0.90 (0.56, 1.65)	0.8
≥ 5	77	89	Ref	Ref
Ward unit
Inpatient service	133	107	1.60 (0.98, 2.53)	1.13 (0.64, 1.98)	0.7
Outpatient service	44	56	Ref	Ref
Do you taught BSE to the client?
Yes	19	60	0.25 (0.16, 0.39)	0.40 (0.23, 0.75)	0.004*
No	97	47	Ref	Ref
Do you know people with Breast cancer
Yes	118	80	Ref	Ref
No	59	83	0.50 (0.3, 0.75)	0.90 (0.45, 1.57)	0.6
Knowledge about BSE
Good	110	26	13.20 (7.09, 24.56)	6.70 (3.24, 14.04)	< 0.001*
Average	42	59	2.20 (1.22, 4.04)	1.80 (0.96, 3.39)	0.067
Poor	25	78	Ref	Ref
Attitudes towards BSE
Favorable	112	90	0.70 (0.46, 1.105)	0.60 (0.53, 0.9)	0.047*
Unfavorable	65	73	Ref

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