Research Article
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 86).
| | Variable | n (%) |
| | Specialty | | Nutrition | 36 (41.9) | | Nursing | 50 (58.1) |
| | Academic level | | Third level | 35 (40.7) | | Fourth level | 51 (59.3) |
| | Address | | North Gaza | 12 (14) | | Gaza | 40 (46.5) | | Middle zone | 16 (18.6) | | Khanyounis | 13 (15.1) | | Rafah | 5 (5.8) |
| | Marital status | | Single | 75 (87.2) | | Married | 11 (12.8) |
| | What is the level of your mothers’ education? | | Less than secondary education | 8 (9.3) | | Secondary education | 35 (40.7) | | University education | 43 (50) |
| | What is the level of your fathers’ education? | | Less than secondary education | 21 (24.4) | | Secondary education | 30 (34.9) | | University education | 35 (40.7) |
| | Variable | Mean ± SD | Min-max | | Students’ age | 20.8 ± 1.3 | 19–30 | | Number of household members | 7.1 ± 2.5 | 2–13 | | Monthly average household income (US dollars) | 475 ± 368 | 0–2000 |
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