Research Article
Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Tertiary Students in Ho, Ghana
Table 3
Bivariable and multivariable analyses on the factors influencing BSE practice.
| Variable | Practice of BSE | X2 ( value) | COR (95% CI) value | AOR (95% CI) -value | Good n (%) | Poor n (%) |
| Institution | | | 49.38 (0.001) | | | UHAS | 59 (61.5) | 37 (38.5) | | Ref. | Ref | HTU | 6 (12.9) | 61 (87.1) | | 0.92 (0.04–0.21) 0.001 | 0.71(0.04–13.77)0.820 | GTUC | 5 (21.7) | 18 (78.3) | | 0.17 (0.06–0.51) 0.001 | 0.74(0.04–15.06)0.843 | HO NTC | 48 (56.5) | 37 (43.5) | | 0.81 (0.45–1.47) 0.496 | 1.60(0.72–3.51)0.246 | Resident status | | | 3.44 (0.064) | | | Resident | 60 (39.2) | 93 (60.8) | | | | Nonresident | 61 (50.4) | 60 (49.6) | | | | Current academic level | | | 27.3040 (0.001) | | | First year | 16 (22.5) | 55 (77.5) | | | | Second year | 35 (41.2) | 50 (58.8) | | 2.41 (1.19–4.87) 0.015 | 1.50(0.64–3.52)0.356 | Third year | 46 (60.5) | 30 (39.5) | | 5.27 (2.57–10.85) 0.001 | 5.58(2.17–14.32)0.001 | Fourth year | 21 (54.0) | 18 (46.0) | | 4.01 (1.73–9.29) 0.001 | 4.31(1.34–13.80)0.014 | Fifth year | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Program of study | | | 50.65 (0.001) | | | Health course | 108 (59.3) | 74 (60.7) | | Ref. | Ref | Nonhealth course | 13 (14.1) | 79 (85.9) | | 0.11 (0.058–0.22) 0.001 | 0.29(0.12–5.63)0.416 | Age (in completed years) | | | 10.04 (0.040) | | | 15–19 | 14 (35.9) | 25 (64.1) | | Ref. | | 20–24 | 96 (49.7) | 97 (50.3) | | 1.8 (0.87–3.60) 0.117 | | 25–29 | 7 (23.3) | 23 (76.7) | | 0.54 (0.19–1.58) 0.264 | | 30–34 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | | 0.60 (0.11–3.35) 0.556 | | 35–39 | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | | 1.79 (0.23–14.1) 0.582 | | 40+ | | | | | | Marital status | | | 6.35 (0.042) | | | Never married | 114 (46.1) | 133 (53.9) | | Ref. | Ref | Married | 6 (23.1) | 20 (76.9) | | 0.35 (0.14–0.90) 0.030 | 0.48(0.14–1.61)0.236 | Widowed | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | | | | Religious affiliation | | | 2.20 (0.333) | | | Christianity | 115 (43.4) | 150 (56.6) | | | | Islam | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | | | | African traditional | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | | | | Ethnicity | | | 4.63 (0.592) | | | Ewe | 59 (41.0) | 85 (59.0) | | | | Ga/Dangme | 15 (41.7) | 21 (58.3) | | | | Akan | 33 (54.1) | 28 (45.9) | | | | Mole-Dagbani | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | | | | Hausa | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | | | | Guan | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.11) | | | | Other | 1 (100) | 0 (0.00) | | | | Knowledge of BSE | | | 25.85 (≤0.001) | | | Good knowledge of BSE | 116 (51.1) | 111 (48.9) | | 8.78 (3.35–23.01) ≤0.001 | 3.84(1.10–13.46)0.036 | Poor knowledge on BSE | 5 (10.6) | 42 (89.4) | | Ref. | Ref | Perception of BSE | | | 8.20 (0.004) | | | Poor perception | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | | Ref. | Ref | Good perception | 120 (46.2) | 140 (53.9) | | 11.14 (1.44–86.43) 0.021 | 12.21(1.21–122.73)0.034 |
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values that are less than 0.05 and significant. |