Table 2.
Obstetrics and breast cancer history of female healthcare professionals, Kigali, Rwanda, 2022, (n = 221)
| Variables | Mean | SD | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at first pregnancy a (n = 162)b | 25.88 | 3.50 | ||
| Number of children a | 2.60 | 1.24 | ||
| Number of pregnancy a | 2.83 | 1.47 | ||
| Duration of breastfeeding a | 1.88 | .89 | ||
| History of self-breast cancer | ||||
| No | 204 | 92.3 | ||
| Yes | 17 | 7.7 | ||
| History of breast cancer in 1st relative | ||||
| No | 211 | 95.5 | ||
| Yes | 10 | 4.5 | ||
| History of breast cancer in 2nd relative | ||||
| No | 213 | 96.4 | ||
| Yes | 8 | 3.6 | ||
| Training on BSE | ||||
| No | 167 | 75.6 | ||
| Yes | 54 | 24.4 | ||
| Time of BSE training received | ||||
| In the higher institution | 19 | 35.8 | ||
| On-the-job | 22 | 41.5 | ||
| In the higher institution and on-the-job training | 12 | 22.6 | ||
| Name of the hospital | ||||
| Kacyiru hospital | 36 | 16.3 | ||
| Kibagabaga hospital | 63 | 28.5 | ||
| Masaka hospital | 56 | 25.3 | ||
| Muhima hospital | 66 | 29.9 |
a Mean and standard deviation was calculated for continuous variables. SD Standard Deviation
b The total number of study participatns who have ever been pregnant (n = 162)