Research Article
Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Secondary and Tertiary School Students in Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographics of study participants stratified by their educational level.
| | Variable | Total | SHS | Tertiary | x2, | P-value | | n | n | n | df |
| | Age (years) | | | | | <0.0001 | | 15-19 | 463(44.7) | 339(73.2) | 124(26.8) | | | | 20-24 | 549(53.0) | 20(3.6) | 529(96.4) | | | | 25-30 | 16(15.4) | 0(0.0) | 16(100.0) | | | | 31-35 | 8(0.8) | 0(0.0) | 8(100.0) | | | | Residence | | | | | 0.0005 | | Rural | 122(11.8) | 60(53.6) | 62(55.4) | | | | Urban | 914(88.2) | 299(32.7) | 615(67.3) | | | | Religion | | | | 1.23, 2 | 0.541 | | Christianity | 993(95.8) | 342(34.4) | 651(65.6) | | | | Islam | 41(4.0) | 17(41.5) | 24(58.5) | | | | Others | 2(0.2) | 0(0.0) | 2(100.0) | | | | Family History of BC | | | | | 0.769 | | Yes | 54(5.2) | 20(37.0) | 34(63.0) | | | | No | 982(94.8) | 339(34.5) | 643(65.5) | | |
|
|
SHS= senior high school, BC= breast cancer, df= degree of freedom.
|
