Research Article
Breast Cancer Screening: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Female University Students in The Gambia
Table 3
Attitude of respondents on breast cancer screening.
| | Attitude item | | Mean | Std. dev | SA (, %) | A (n, %) | U (, %) | D (, %) | SD (, %) |
| | All females need to perform breast cancer screening | 355 | 4.52 | 0.648 | 213 (60.0) | 118 (33.2) | 21 (5.9) | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | | Breast cancer screening is important to detect breast cancer early | 355 | 4.60 | 0.644 | 244 (68.7) | 82 (23.1) | 28 (7.9) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | | Early detection of breast helps prevent further complications | 355 | 4.16 | 0.967 | 159 (44.8) | 126 (35.5) | 43 (12.1) | 21 (5.9) | 6 (1.7) | | Breast cancer survival does not depend on early detection | 355 | 4.07 | 1.09 | 21 (5.9) | 10 (2.8) | 50 (14.1) | 120 (33.8) | 154 (43.4) | | Breast self-examination does not help in detecting breast cancer | 355 | 4.52 | 0.621 | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.7) | 70 (19.7) | 100 (28.2) | 178 (50.1) | | A woman with family history of breast cancer should not worry about breast cancer | 355 | 3.71 | 1.40 | 30 (8.5) | 50 (14.1) | 40 (11.3) | 82 (23.1) | 153 (43.1) |
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SA = strongly agreed; A = agreed; U = undecided; D = disagreed; SD = strongly disagreed.
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