Breast Cancer Screening: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Female University Students in The Gambia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variables		%
Age of participants (in years)
18-24	227	78.0
25-31	66	18.6
32-38	7	2.0
39-45	5	1.4
Ethnicity
Mandinka	112	31.5
Fula	63	17.7
Wolof	74	20.4
Serahuli	14	3.9
Manjago	31	8.7
Serer	11	3.1
Jola	34	9.6
Others	16	7.5
Religion
Islam	324	88.5
Christianity	41	11.5
Faculty/school of study
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences	16	4.5
Arts and Sciences	101	28.5
Business and Public Administration	82	23.1
Education	15	4.2
Engineering and Architecture	9	2.5
Information Technology and Communication	13	3.7
Journalism and Digital Media	21	5.9
Law	22	6.2
Medicine and Allied Health Sciences	76	21.4
Year of study
Freshman	93	26.2
Sophomore	159	44.8
Junior	67	18.9
Senior	36	10.1
Marital status
Single	280	78.9
Married	75	21.1
Parity
Nullipara	316	89.0
Primipara	31	8.7
Multipara	8	2.3
Age at menarche (in years)
10 to 12	97	27.3
13-15	219	61.7
16 and above	39	11.0