Table 2:
Knowledge and experience of breast cancer
| Ife No (%) |
Iwo No (%) |
Total No (%) |
Chi-square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you ever heard of breast cancers | ||||
| Yes | 1099 (94) | 1024 (97.2) | 2123 (95.5) | p = 0.002 |
| No | 70(6) | 29 (2.8) | 99 (4.5) | |
| Do you know anyone who has had breast cancer? | ||||
| Yes | 319 (27.3) | 306 (29.1) | 625 (28.1) | p = 0.2 |
| No | 850 (72.7) | 747 (70.9) | 1597 (71.9) | |
| Did the person receive medical treatment? | Ife (N=319) | Iwo (N=306) | Total (N=625) | |
| Yes | 265(83.1) | 246(80.4) | 511 (81.8) | p = 0.24 |
| No | 15 (4.7) | 14 (4.6) | 29 (4.6) | |
| Don’t know | 39 (12.2) | 46 (15) | 85 (13.6) | |
| What was the outcome in that person? | ||||
| Alive and well | 60 (18.7) | 67 (21.9) | 127 (20.3) | p = 0.05 |
| Alive but sick | 32 (10) | 38 (12.4) | 70 (11.2) | |
| Dead | 207 (64.5) | 158 (51.6) | 365 (58.2) | |
| Don’t know | 22 (6.9) | 43 (14.1) | 65 (10.4) | |