Table 9.
Socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of breast cancer.
| Variables | Low Knowledge n = 47 |
Intermediate Knowledge n = 207 |
High Knowledge n = 175 |
Chi-Square Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | ||
| Age | |||||||
| ≤20 | 18 | 38.3% | 78 | 38% | 66 | 38% | 0.04 |
| 21–25 | 26 | 55.3% | 114 | 55% | 100 | 57% | |
| ≥26 | 3 | 6.4% | 15 | 7% | 9 | 5% | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 46 | 98% | 199 | 96% | 167 | 95% | 0.7 |
| Married | 1 | 2% | 8 | 4% | 8 | 5% | |
| Year of Study | |||||||
| Year I (Bachelor’s level) | 13 | 27.6% | 49 | 23.7% | 28 | 16% | 0.03 |
| Year II (Bachelor’s level) | 13 | 27.6% | 47 | 22.7% | 56 | 32% | |
| Year III (Bachelor’s level) | 19 | 40.4% | 93 | 44.9% | 77 | 44% | |
| Year IV (Master’s level) | 2 | 4.2% | 7 | 3.4% | 11 | 6.3% | |
| Year V (Master’s level) | 0 | 0% | 11 | 5.3% | 3 | 1.7% | |
| Study options | |||||||
| Biology science | 15 | 32% | 80 | 39% | 72 | 41.1% | 0.04 |
| Chemistry science | 2 | 4.2% | 19 | 9% | 20 | 11.4% | |
| Physics science | 4 | 8.5% | 12 | 6% | 14 | 8% | |
| Computer science | 2 | 4.2% | 12 | 6% | 4 | 2.3% | |
| Economic science | 12 | 25.5% | 40 | 19% | 28 | 16% | |
| Legal sciences | 1 | 2% | 15 | 7% | 13 | 7.4% | |
| Letter | 11 | 23.4% | 29 | 14% | 24 | 13.7% | |
| Source of information | |||||||
| A friend | 9 | 19% | 33 | 16% | 31 | 18% | 0.03 |
| A family member | 3 | 6.4% | 19 | 9% | 24 | 14% | |
| A health facility | 1 | 2% | 8 | 4% | 3 | 2% | |
| Media | 11 | 23.4% | 52 | 25% | 51 | 29% | |
| Social networks | 21 | 45% | 80 | 39% | 49 | 28% | |
| Other | 2 | 4.2% | 15 | 7% | 17 | 10% | |