Breast Self-Examination Knowledge and its Determinants among Female Students at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factors associated with knowledge of BSE among female students in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

Variables	Knowledge of BSE		COR (95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)	p-value
	Poor knowledge n (%)	Good knowledge n (%)
Previous place of residence
Urban	75(21.9)	267(78.1)	0.81(1.21-1.59)	2.16(1.19-3.92)	0.011
Rural	12(18.5)	53(81.5)	1.00	1.00
Family average monthly income
<445 (<20$)	7(58.3)	5(41.7)	0.58(0.18-1.88)	0.74(0.20-2.70)	0.648
446-1200(21-55$)	17(63.0)	10(37.0)	0.48(0.21-1.08)	0.74(0.30-1.86)	0.528
1201-2500(56-114$)	40(50.6)	39(49.4)	0.79(0.48-1.31)	0.96(0.54-1.70)	0.891
2501-3500(115-160$)	28(71.8)	11(28.2)	0.32(0.15-0.67)	0.57(0.25-1.30)	0.176
>3501(>161$)	112(44.8)	138(55.2)	1.00	1.00
Attitude towards BSE
Good attitude	74(35.9)	132(64.1)	3.26(2.18-4.90)	3.17(2.02-4.74)	<0.001
Poor attitude	130(64.7)	71(35.3)	1.00	1.00
Family educational status
Illiterate	15(65.2)	8(34.8)	0.47(0.19-1.14)	0.59(0.23-1.54)	0.284
Read and write	24(53.3)	21(46.7)	0.77(0.41-1.44)	1.27(0.62-2.60)
Elementary
School	19(70.4)	8(29.6)	0.37(0.16-0.87)	0.52(0.21-1.30)	0.516
Secondary school
And above	146(46.8)	166(53.2)	1.00	1.00	0.159
Knew someone who had BC
Yes	30(30.3)	69(69.7)	2.99(1.84-4.85)	2.95(1.77-4.91)	<0.001
No	174(56.5)	134(43.5)	1.00	1.00

Statistically significant at p-value <0.05.