Research Article
Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Secondary and Tertiary School Students in Ghana
Table 3
Participants’ knowledge on symptoms of breast cancer stratified by their educational level.
| | Knowledge of BC symptoms | Total | SHS | Tertiary | p-value | | n | n | n |
| | Lump | | | | <0.0001 | | Yes | 920(88.8) | 291(31.6) | 629(68.4) | | | No | 116(11.2) | 68(58.6) | 48(41.4) | | | Discoloration | | | | 0.079 | | Yes | 709(68.4) | 233(32.9) | 476(67.1) | | | No | 327(31.6) | 126(38.5) | 201(61.5) | | | Nipple discharge | | | | 0.007 | | Yes | 875(84.5) | 288(32.9) | 587(67.1) | | | No | 161(15.5) | 71(44.1) | 90(55.9) | | | Sores | | | | 0.09 | | Yes | 794(76.6) | 264(33.2) | 530(66.8) | | | No | 242(23.4) | 95(39.3) | 147(60.7) | | | Change in breast symmetry | | | | 0.354 | | Yes | 796(76.8) | 282(35.4) | 514(64.6) | | | No | 240(23.2) | 77(32.1) | 163(67.9) | | | Change in breast size | | | | 0.587 | | Yes | 799(77.1) | 273(34.2) | 526(65.8) | | | No | 237(22.9) | 86(36.3) | 151(63.7) | |
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BC: breast cancer.
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