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Positive beliefs about breast cancer treatment among Nurses and doctors
| Variable | Doctors(n = 45) Number(%) |
Nurses(n = 141) Number(%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer is curable if detected early | 41(91.1) | 121(85.5) | 0.026 |
| Surgery is the most effective method of treatment for breast cancer | 35(77.8) | 108(76.6) | 0.494 |
| Alternative or herbal medicine cannot cure breast cancer | 22(48.9) | 97(68.8) | 0.008 |
| Breast cancer cannot disappear following prayer | 10(22.2) | 37(26.2) | 0.096 |
