Hong Kong female’s breast cancer awareness measure: Cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Breast cancer awareness

	Awareness of signs and symptoms of breast cancer1		Awareness of age-related lifetime risk		Awareness of risk factor for breast cancer2
	Yes %	ORadj (95%CI)	Yes %	ORadj (95%CI)	Yes %	ORadj (95%CI)
Total (n = 1000)	20.3	--	26.5	--	25.7	--
Age
18 - 30 (n = 67)	10.4	0.46 (0.19-1.11)	15.2	0.45 (0.21-0.98)	38.8	2.18 (1.15-4.14)
31 - 45 (n = 179)	40.8	2.83 (1.61-4.97)	19.8	0.66 (0.38-1.15)	41.3	2.38 (1.39-4.08)
46 - 60 (n = 272)	23.9	1.44 (0.85-2.41)	30.9	1.20 (0.77-1.89)	34.6	2.10 (1.30-3.37)
61 or above (n = 479)	11.9	1.00	28.1	1.00	25.8	1.00
Education
Secondary school or above (n = 262)	27.9	2.80 (1.77-4.44)	24.8	0.91 (0.60-1.32)	34.5	1.76 (1.16-2.66)
Below secondary school (n = 641)	9.3	1.00	29.4	1.00	13.0	1.00

¹Can recall three or more early warning signs of breast cancer;

²Can recall two or more risk factors for breast cancer.