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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

From: Knowledge of risk factors, beliefs and practices of female healthcare professionals towards breast cancer in a tertiary institution in Lagos, Nigeria

Variable

Doctors

(number)

Nurses

(number)

Others*

(number)

Percentage

1. Profession

45

141

21

100

2. Age distribution (n = 182)

    

a. < 20

0

2

0

1

b. 20–29

26

8

10

24

c. 30–39

13

67

8

49

d. 40–49

1

31

1

8

c. ≥ 50

0

14

1

8

3. Marital status

    

a. Married

41

138

19

96

b. single

4

3

2

4

4. Professional qualification

    

a. Basic

43

139

15

95

b. Postgraduate

2

2

6

5

  1. Others* = Pharmacists, Laboratory scientists and Physiotherapists.