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Table 4 Knowledge on breast self-examination and screening

From: The impact of a breast cancer educational intervention in Ghanaian high schools

Characteristic

Correct Answer

Incorrect Answer

p-value

n, %a

n, %a

Frequency of doing breast Self-examination

  

< 0.001

 Pre-Education

305 (29.2)

738 (70.8)

 

 Post-Education

551 (43.3)

723 (56.7)

 

Best time to do breast self-examination

  

0.080

 Pre-Education

441 (42.3)

602 (57.7)

 

 Post-Education

585 (45.9)

689 (54.1)

 

Age at which a woman should have first screening mammogram in Ghana

  

< 0.001

 Pre-Education

27 (2.6)

1016 (97.4)

 

 Post-Education

68 (5.3)

1206 (94.7)

 
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