Impact of family history of breast disease on knowledge, attitudes, and breast cancer preventive practices among reproductive-age females

Table 1 Sociodemographic features of the reproductive-age females

Variables		Females with FH of breast diseases (n = 143)		Females without FH of breast diseases (n = 209)
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Age category (in years)	15-19	28	19.6	47	22.5
	20-24	20	14.0	58	27.8
	25-29	30	21.0	42	20.1
	30-34	35	24.5	49	23.4
	≥ 35	30	21.0	13	6.2
Residency	Rural	109	76.2	91	43.5
	Urban	34	23.8	118	56.5
Religion	Orthodox	106	74.1	148	70.8
	Others than orthodox	37	25.9	61	29.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	129	90.2	162	77.5
	Other than Amhara	14	9.8	47	22.5
Marital status	Single	56	39.2	82	39.2
	Married	61	42.7	85	40.7
	Divorced	13	9.1	33	15.8
	Widowed	13	9.1	9	4.3
Educational status	Illiterate	35	24.5	64	30.6
	Primary education	21	14.7	49	23.4
	Secondary education	44	30.8	79	37.8
	College/university	43	30.1	17	8.2
Occupational status	Employee	27	18.9	38	18.2
	Merchant	32	22.4	35	16.7
	Farmer	39	27.3	59	28.2
	Housewife	27	18.9	37	17.7
	Labor worker	15	10.5	34	16.3
	Jobless	3	2.1	6	2.9

All variables are continuous so that they are presented as number and percentage. Others include Muslims, Protestants, and Catholics for religion and Oromos and South Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples for ethnicity. FH: Family history.