Table 4 Comparison of sociodemographic variables with the level of knowledge about breast cancer risks and symptoms
From: Assessment of breast cancer awareness among female pharmacy students at a university in Turkey
Variables | Breast cancer risks knowledge level | Breast cancer symptoms knowledge level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor (%) n | Good (%) n | p | Poor (%) n | Good (%) n | p | |
Age, mean ± SD | 20.78 ± 1.66 | 20.99 ± 1.56 | 0.318 | 20.56 ± 1.7 | 21 ± 1.57 | 0.058 |
Year of study | ||||||
First year | 30 (56.6) | 23 (43.4) | 0.127 | 18 (34) | 35 (66) | 0.338 |
Second year | 22 (46.8) | 25 (53.2) | 13 (27.7) | 34 (72.3) | ||
Third year | 35 (70) | 15 (30) | 17 (34) | 33 (66) | ||
Fourth year | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | 11 (30.6) | 25 (69.4) | ||
Fifth year | 24 (47.1) | 27 (52.9) | 9 (17.6) | 42 (82.4) | ||
Regular smoking | ||||||
Yes | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | 0.413 | 11 (39.3) | 17 (60.7) | 0.273 |
No | 113 (54.1) | 96 (45.9) | 57 (27.3) | 152(72.7) | ||
Regular alcohol use | ||||||
Yes | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 0.895 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 1 |
No | 124 (55.6) | 99 (44.4) | 64 (28.7) | 159 (71.3) | ||
Mother’s education level | ||||||
Illiterate | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 0.846 | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 0.2 |
Elementary school | 33 (55) | 27 (45) | 15 (25) | 45 (75) | ||
Secondary school | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) | 7 (25.9) | 20 (74.1) | ||
High school | 41 (57.7) | 30 (42.3) | 19 (26.8) | 52 (73.2) | ||
University | 35 (53.8) | 30 (46.2) | 20 (30.8) | 45 (69.2) | ||
Postgraduate | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | ||
Source of Information | ||||||
Physician | 32 (59.3) | 22 (40.7) | 0.951 | 13 (24.1) | 41 (75.9) | 0.349 |
Pharmacist | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | ||
Friends&family | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | ||
Medical websites | 38 (54.3) | 32 (45.7) | 19 (27.1) | 51 (72.9) | ||
Social media | 34 (53.1) | 30 (46.9) | 18 (28.1) | 46 (71.9) | ||