Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Screening Methods among Nurses in University Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011
Table 4
Sociodemographic correlates of breast cancer knowledge of nurses in the university hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2011.
| | Variables | Knowledge of breast cancer, | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value | | Yes (≥9) | No (≤8) |
| | Age | | | | | | | 20–25 | 70 (25.9%) | 35 (13.0%) | 1.00 | | | | 26–30 | 44 (16.3%) | 41 (15.2%) |
0.537 (0.298–0.966) | 0.947 (0.226–3.969) | 0.94 | | 31–35 | 14 (5.2%) | 10 (3.7%) | 0.700 (0.283–1.734) | | | | 36–40 | 12 (4.4%) | 11 (4.1%) | 0.545 (0.219–1.359) | | | | 41–45 | 8 (3.0%) | 6 (2.2%) | 0.667 (0.215–2.071) | | | | ≥46 | 8 (3.0%) | 11 (4.1%) | 0.364 (0.134–0.986) | 1.152 (0.196–6.770) | 0.876 | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 61 (22.6%) | 38 (14.1%) | 1.284 (0.775–2.128) |
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| 0.332 | | Female | 95 (35.2%) | 76 (28.1%) | 1.00 | | | | Marital status | | | | | | | Unmarried | 115 (42.0%) | 68 (25.2%) | 1.00 | | | | Married | 41 (15.2%) | 46 (17.0%) | 0.527 (0.314–0.884) | 0.573 (0.313–1.049) | 0.071 | | Nursing qualification | | | | | | | Diploma | 71 (26.3%) | 62 (23.0%) | 0.701 (0.431–1.138) |
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| 0.150 | | Degree | 85 (31.5%) | 52 (19.3%) | 1.00 | | | | Nursing experience | | | | | | | 0–5 | 141 (52.2%) | 91 (33.7%) | 1.00 | | | | 6–15 | 14 (5.2%) | 22 (8.1%) | 0.411 (0.200–0.844) | 0.317 (0.141–0.714) | 0.06 | | 16–25 | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.645 (0.040–10.448) | | | | Current unit of work | | | | | | | Surgical | 29 (10.7%) | 25 (9.3%) | 1.00 | | | | Labor | 8 (2.96%) | 1 (0.4%) | 6.897 (0.806–59.00) | | | | Medical ward | 58 (21.48%) | 49 (18.1%) | 1.020 (0.529–1.967) | | | | Gynecology | 26 (9.6%) | 21 (7.8%) | 1.067 (0.487–2.341) | | | | Oncology | 11 (4.07%) | 2 (0.7%) | 4.741 (0.958–23.45) | 4.865 (1.895–26.43)* | 0.03 | | Regular course in nursing | | | | | | | Yes | 134 (49.6%) | 79 (29.3%) | 2.699 (1.479–4.924) | 3.874 (1.908–7.86) * | 0.00 | | No | 22 (8.1%) | 35 (13.0%) |
1.00 | | | | Training | | | | | | | Yes | 24 (8.9%) | 22 (8.1%) | 1.315 (0.696–2.486) | | 0.399 | | No | 132 (48.9%) | 92 (34.1) | 1.00 |
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| | | History of breast disease | | | | | | | Yes | 14 (5.2%) | 8 (3.0%) | 1.306 (0.529–3.227) |
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| 0.562 | | No | 142 (52.6%) | 106 (39.3%) | 1.00 | | | | Family history of breast disease | | | | | | | Yes | 24 (8.9%) | 33 (12.2%) | 0.446 (0.246–0.808) | 3.042 (1.636–5.656)* | 0.00 | | No | 132 (48.9%) | 81 (30.0%) | 1.00 | | Ever nursed a patient with breast cancer | | | |
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| 0.132 | | Yes | 80 (29.6%) | 69 (25.6%) | 0.686 (0.421–1.120) | | No | 76 (28.1%) | 45 (16.7%) | 1.00 |
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-Average knowledge score ≥ 9.
*Statistically significant.
**Insignificant variables in the crude analysis were omitted from the multivariate analysis.
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