Table 2 Participants correct knowledge of risk factors and awareness of breast cancer
Variable | Doctors(n = 45) Number(%) | Nurses(n = 141) Number(%) | Others*(n = 21) Number(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Risk factors Increasing age | 43(95.6) | 121(85.8) | 18(85.7) | 0.091 |
Positive family history of breast cancer | 39(86.7) | 82(58.2) | 12(57.1) | 0.002 |
First childbirth at the age of ≥ 30 years | 26(57.8) | 19(13.5) | 3(14.3) | < 0.001 |
Nulliparity | 33(73.3) | 18(12.8) | 3(14.3) | < 0.001 |
Early menarche at the age of ≤ 12 years | 33(73.3) | 6(4.3) | 2(9.5) | < 0.001 |
Late menopause at the age of ≥ 55 years | 31(68.8) | 8(5.7) | 3(14.3) | < 0.001 |
History of previous benign breast lump | 34(90.4) | 92(65.2) | 10(47.6) | 0.115 |
Current use of oral contraceptive pills | 36(80) | 119(84.4) | 14(66.7) | 0.224 |
Awareness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Aware of BSE | 45(100) | 139(98.6) | 21(100) | 0.623 |
Aware of CBE | 38(84.4) | 127(90.1) | 17(81) | 0.352 |
Aware of mammography | 42(93.3) | 130(92.2) | 16(76.2) | 0.48 |
Routine breast cancer screening is necessary for women > 40 years | 43(95.6) | 128(90.8) | 18(85.5) | 0.571 |
Breast cancer is a major health problem in Nigeria | 39(86.7) | 126(89.4) | 16(76.2) | 0.35 |
There is sufficient breast cancer awareness in Nigeria | 4(8.9) | 37(33.3) | 4(19) | < 0.001 |