Research Article
Perceived Breast Cancer Risk among Female Undergraduate Students in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Multivariate logistic regression of predictors of breast cancer risk perception.
| Variables | AOR [95% CI] value |
| School | Nursing and Midwifery | Ref. | Allied health sciences | 1.33 [0.56–3.12] 0.513 | Basic and Biomedical Sciences | 1.70 [0.12–24.5] 0.696 | Medicine | 1.09 [0.50–2.37] 0.827 | Pharmacy | 6.54 [0.35–121.6] 0.208 |
| Academic year | First year | Ref. | Second year | 0.91 [0.27–3.11] 0.884 | Third year | 0.48 [0.17–1.41] 0.186 | Fourth year | 0.52 [0.17–1.58] 0.249 |
| Known someone with breast cancer | Yes | Ref. | No | 0.68 [0.35–1.36] 0.273 |
| Family history of breast cancer | Yes | Ref. | No | 0.10 [0.04–0.29] <0.001 |
| Current use of oral pill/injectables | Current user | Ref. | Non-user | 0.70 [0.28–1.74] 0.447 |
| History of breast cancer screening | Ever screened for breast examination | Ref. | Never screened for breast examination | 0.38 [0.19–0.76] <0.01 |
| Intention to perform breast self-examination in future | Have the intention | Ref. | Have no intention | 0.17 [0.09–0.35] <0.001 |
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