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Table 3 Correct knowledge of risk factors and awareness of breast cancer among nurses and doctors

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

Variable

Doctors(n = 45)

Number(%)

Nurses(n = 141)

Number(%)

p-value

Risk factors

   

Increasing age

43(95.6)

121(85.8)

0.151

Positive family history of breast cancer

39(86.7)

82(58.2)

< 0.001

First childbirth at the age of ≥ 30 years

26(57.8)

19(13.5)

< 0.001

Nulliparity

33(73.3)

18(12.8)

< 0.001

Early menarche at the age of ≤ 12 years

33(73.3)

6(4.3)

< 0.001

Late menopause at the age of ≥ 55 years

31(68.8)

8(5.7)

< 0.001

History of previous benign

breast lump

34(90.4)

92(65.2)

0.364

Current use of oral contraceptive pills

36(80)

119(84.4)

0.527

Awareness

   

Aware of BSE

45(100)

139(98.6)

0.574

Aware of CBE

38(84.4)

127(90.1)

0.440

Aware of mammography

42(93.3)

130(92.2)

0.158

Routine breast cancer screening is necessary for women > 40 years

43(95.6)

128(90.8)

0.364

Breast cancer is a major health problem in Nigeria

39(86.7)

126(89.4)

0.406

There is sufficient breast cancer awareness in Nigeria

4(8.9)

37(33.3)

0.025