Knowledge of breast cancer among medical students in Syrian Private University, Syria: a cross-sectional study

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Table 5 Relationship between mean knowledge scores and GPA, mothers’ education, smoking, and consuming alcohol

	Descriptive analysis								One Way ANOVA Test
		N	Mean	Std. Deviation	95% Confidence Interval for Mean		Min	Max	F	p.value
		N	Mean	Std. Deviation	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Min	Max	F	p.value
GPA	< 2	34	64.5	9.4	61.2	67.8	47.6	83.3	2.979	0.032*
	2–2.5	164	69.74	9.4	68.3	71.2	40.5	90.5
	2.5–3	59	69.37	10.4	66.7	72.1	42.9	90.5
	> = 3	16	67.07	10.7	61.3	72.8	50	83.3
	total	273	68.85	9.8	67.7	70	40.5	90.5
Mother’s Education	primary	19	64.41	12.7	58.3	70.5	42.9	81	2.448	0.046*
	secondary	24	68.13	10.3	63.8	72.5	47.6	88.1
	high school	95	67.47	9.8	65.5	69.5	42.9	90.5
	university	126	68.73	9.6	67	70.4	40.5	85.7
	post-graduate	37	72.2	8.1	69.5	74.9	50	85.7
	total	301	68.44	9.9	67.3	69.6	40.5	90.5
									T	p.value
Smoking	no	196	67.60	10.1	66.1	69.0	40.4	90.4	−2.016	0.045*
	yes	105	69.99	9.2	68.2	71.7	42.8	90.4	−2.016	0.045*
	Total	301	68.45	9.85	67.3	69.5	40.4	90.4
Alcohol consumption	no	273	68.0	9.96	66.8	69.2	40.4	90.4	−2.032	0.043*
	yes	28	72.0	8.08	68.8	75.1	47.6	83.3	−2.032	0.043*
	Total	301	68.4	9.85	67.3	69.5	40.4	90.4

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