Cultural factors

Questions

(MG+)+(LG+) /MG+LG (%)

MG+ (%)

LG+ (%)

MG+

/MG+LG

MG+/MG

MG+ /(MG+)

+(LG+)

LG+

/MG+LG

LG+/LG

LG+ /(MG+) +(LG+)

Q1a When facing a problem, do you talk to your husband/couple? ***

331/850 (38.9)

219/850 (25.8)

219/471 (46.5)

219/331 (66.2)

112/850 (13.2)

112/379 (29.6)

112/331 (33.8)

Q1b When facing a problem, do you try to solve it by yourself?

421/850 (49.5)

240/850 (28.2)

240/471 (51.0)

240/421 (57.0)

181/850 (21.3)

181/379 (47.8)

181/421 (43.0)

Q1c When facing a problem, do you talk to a friend?***

353/850 (41.5)

159/850 (18.7)

159/471 (33.8)

159/353 (45.0)

194/850 (22.8)

194/379 (51.2)

194/353 (55.0)

Q1d When facing a problem, do you talk to a relative?*

247/850 (29.1)

151/850 (17.8)

151/471 (32.1)

151/247 (61.1)

96/850 (11.3)

96/379 (25.3)

96/247 (38.9)

Q2a Do you have a good relationship with your husband/couple?

427/539 (79.2)

256/539 (47.5)

256/331 (77.3)

256/427 (60.0)

171/539 (31.7)

171/208 (82.2)

171/427 (40.0)

Q2b Does your husband/couple help you financially? ***

348/539 (64.4)

176/539 (32.7)

176/331 (53.2)

176/348 (50.6)

172/539 (31.9)

172/208 (82.7)

172/348 (49.4)

Q2c Does your husband/couple bring you emotional support?”

406/539 (75.3)

246/539 (45.6)

246/331 (74.3)

246/406 (60.6)

160/539 (29.7)

160/208 (76.9)

160/406 (39.4)

Q2d Does your husband/couple support your family financially?” **

389/539 (72.2)

223/539 (41.4)

223/331 (67.4)

223/389 (57.3)

166/539 (30.8)

166/208 (79.8)

166/389 (42.7)

Q3a Does your husband/couple attend to your health expenses?*

134/431 (31.1)

51/431 (11.8)

51/196 (26.0)

51/134 (38.1)

83/431 (19.3)

83/253 (35.3)

83/134 (61.9)

Q3b Do you attend to your health expenses? ***

264/431 (61.3)

158/431 (36.7)

158/196 (80.6)

158/264 (59.8)

106/431 (24.6)

106/253 (45.1)

106/264 (40.2)

Fatalistic factors

(MG+)+(LG+) /MG+LG (%)

MG+ (%)

LG+ (%)

MG+

/MG+LG

MG+/MG

MG+ /(MG+)

+(LG+)

LG+

/MG+LG

LG+/LG

LG+ /(MG+) +(LG+)

Q4 “Not believing in God increases the chance of developing breast cancer”***

169/587

(28.8)

38/587

(6.5)

38/266

(14.28)

38/169

(22.3)

131/587

(22.3)

131/321

(40.8)

131/169

(77.5)

Q5 “Do you relate mammogram to the end of life?”

11/850

(1.3)

5/850

(0.6)

5/471

(1.1)

5/11

(45.5)

6/850

(0.7)

6/379

(1.6)

6/11

(54.5)

Q6 “I only go to the Doctor when I am ill” **

238/850

(28.0)

114/850

(13.4)

114/471

(24.2)

114/238

(47.9)

124/850

(14.6)

124/379

(32.7)

124/238

(52.1)

Q7 “It dies when the time comes”***

576/850

(67.8)

283/850

(33.3)

283/471

(60.1)

283/576

(49.1)

293/850

(34.5)

293/379

(77.3)

293/576

(50.9)

Q8 “Future is in God’s hands”***

501/850

(58.9)

212/850

(24.9)

212/471

(45.0)

212/471

(42.3)

289/850

(34.0)

289/379

(76.3)

289/411

(57.7)

Q9 “Getting a mammogram is having more problems” **

31/850

(3.6)

8/850

(0.9)

8/471

(1.7)

8/31

(25.8)

23/850

(2.7)

23/379

(6.1)

23/31

(74.2)

Q10 “Do you pray to God to resolve a problem?”

306/850

(36.0)

176/850

(20.7)

176/471

(37.4)

130/306

(57.5)

130/850

(15.3)

130/471

(34.3)

130/306

(42.5)

Psychosocial factors

(MG+)+(LG+) /MG+LG (%)

MG+ (%)

LG+ (%)

MG+

/MG+LG

MG+/MG

MG+ /(MG+)

+(LG+)

LG+

/MG+LG

LG+/LG

LG+ /(MG+) +(LG+)

Q11 “Are you embarrassed to have a mammogram?” **

82/803 (10.2)

49/803

49/464 (10.6)

49/82 (59.8)

33/803

33/339 (9.7)

33/82 (40.2)

Q12 “Does the mammogram hurt?” ***

426/776 (54.9)

233/776

233/460 (50.7)

233/426 (54.7)

193/776

193/316 (61.1)

193/426 (45.3)

Q13 “Which of the following options is the most important problem for you?” with 6 options (a-f), as follows:

a. Not being able to pay for any medical practice such as mammograms.

100/714 (14.0)

43/714

43/366 (11.7)

43/100 (43.0)

57/714

57/348 (16.4)

57/100 (57.0)

b. I always give preference to the medical expenses of my children ***

285/714 (39.9)

72/714

72/366 (19.7)

72/285 (25.3)

213/714

213/348 (61.2)

213/285 (74.7)

c. Not being able to pay for any necessary treatment *

198/714 (27.7)

115/714

115/366 (31.4)

115/198 (58.1)

83/714

83/348 (23.9)

83/198 (41.9)

d. I have not permission at work to be absent for a mammogram: I lose the payment of the day *

18/714 (2.5)

4/714

4/366 (1.1)

4/18 (22.2)

14/714

14/348 (4.0)

14/18 (77.8)

e. If at work is known that I will get a mammogram, it will be supposed that I am sick

3/714 (.4)

1/714

1/366 (.3)

1/3 (33.3)

2/714

2/348 (.6)

2/3 (66.7)

f. If at work is known that I have a health problem detected by a mammogram, I will lose my job”

7/714 (1.0)

3/714

3/366 (.8)

3/7 (42.9)

4/714

4/348 (1.1)

4/7 (57.1)

Q14 “Do you need to ask someone's permission to get a mammogram?”

16/850 (1.9)

8/714

8/471 (1.7)

8/16 (50.0)

8/714

8/379 (2.1)

8/16 (50.0)