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Table 4 Participants positive beliefs about breast cancer treatment

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(%)

Others(n = 121)

p-value

Breast cancer is curable if detected early

41(91.1)

121(85.5)

17(80.9)

0.053

Surgery is the most effective method of treatment for breast cancer

35(77.8)

108(76.6)

17(80.9)

0.806

Alternative or herbal medicine cannot cure breast cancer

22(48.9)

97(68.8)

13(61.9)

0.05

Breast cancer cannot disappear following prayer

10(22.2)

37(26.2)

7(33.3)

0.197

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