Knowledge, attitude, practice and factors that influence the awareness of college students with regards to breast cancer

Table 1 Knowledge, attitude, and practice scores for 1346 female college students with regards to breast cancer (n = 1346, mean ± SD)

Dimension	Score	Lowest score	Highest score	Score	Standard score
Knowledge	0-20	0	20	9.86 ± 2.50	49.28 ± 12.48
Attitude	0-10	0	10	3.19 ± 2.01	31.95 ± 20.08
Practice	3-19	3	19	13.31 ± 2.49	63.36 ± 11.86

Table 2 A comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores for breast cancer among 1346 female college students (n = 1346, mean ± SD)

Project		Knowledge score	t/F	P value	Attitude score	t/F	P value	Practice score	t/F	P value
Age	≤ 20	9.72 ± 2.42	11.548	0.000	3.07 ± 1.93	10.460	0.014	13.14 ± 2.44	16.987	0.000
	21-25	10.53 ± 2.72			3.82 ± 2.21			14.17 ± 2.55
	≥ 25	12.67 ± 5.13			6.00 ± 4.00			15.33 ± 3.51
Nationality	Han	9.89 ± 2.45	1.131	0.335	3.18 ± 2.02	0.485	0.901	13.31 ± 2.51	0.916	0.522
	Yi	9.42 ± 2.61			3.19 ± 2.00			13.48 ± 2.16
	Bai	10.20 ± 2.74			3.39 ± 1.73			13.27 ± 1.97
	Hui	10.11 ± 2.76			3.00 ± 2.50			13.22 ± 3.51
	Zhuang	9.74 ± 3.29			2.80 ± 1.49			12.42 ± 2.38
	Ha Ni	9.63 ± 2.11			3.74 ± 1.99			13.26 ± 2.09
	Dai	10.82 ± 2.46			3.31 ± 2.06			13.59 ± 2.58
	Miao	8.93 ± 2.25			3.47 ± 2.00			13.07 ± 1.62
	Li Su	9.83 ± 2.33			2.83 ± 1.19			13.58 ± 2.87
	Na Xi	10.36 ± 2.66			3.27 ± 1.62			14.63 ± 2.29
	Others	9.67 ± 2.47			3.31 ± 2.19			13.10 ± 2.68
Grade	First	9.32 ± 2.30	45.996	0.000	2.80 ± 1.73	36.480	0.000	12.87 ± 2.29	39.017	0.000
	Second	10.35 ± 2.39			3.51 ± 2.22			13.25 ± 2.72
	Third	10.69 ± 2.64			3.84 ± 2.22			14.21 ± 2.53
Registered residence	Urban	9.84 ± 2.56	0.169	0.866	3.60 ± 2.23	3.647	0.000	13.79 ± 2.52	3.850	0.000
	Rural	9.86 ± 2.48			3.08 ± 1.93			13.17 ± 2.46
Major	Medicine	9.88 ± 2.51	1.657	0.191	3.20 ± 1.98	3.781	0.024	13.44 ± 2.37	6.505	0.002
	Nonmedical science	9.53 ± 2.27			2.85 ± 1.79			12.60 ± 2.79
	Nonmedical arts	9.98 ± 2.59			3.39 ± 2.20			13.25 ± 2.68

Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of the factors that influence knowledge, attitude, and practice scores for breast cancer, age was included directly in this analysis as a form of measurement data

Project		B	SE	β	t	P value
Knowledge	Constant term	7.335	1.228	-	5.976	0.000
	Grade	0.635	0.098	0.226	6.494	0.000
Attitude	Constant term	1.627	0.985	-	1.652	0.099
	Registered residence	-0.542	0.129	-0.112	-4.212	0.000
	Grade	0.448	0.079	0.198	5.713	0.000
Practice	Constant term	11.005	1.218	-	9.038	0.000
	Age	0.156	0.068	0.080	2.288	0.022
	Registered residence	-0.691	0.159	-0.115	-4.343	0.000
	Grade	0.522	0.097	0.186	5.376	0.000
	Major	-0.217	0.084	-0.068	-2.569	0.010

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of the factors that influence knowledge, attitude, and practice scores for breast cancer, age was included directly in the analysis as ranked data

Project		B	SE	β	t	P value
Knowledge	Constant term	8.646	0.379	-	22.791	0.000
	Grade	0.704	0.087	0.250	8.096	0.000
Attitude	Constant term	2.977	0.304	-	9.788	0.000
	Registered residence	-0.537	0.128	-0.111	-4.180	0.000
	Grade	0.473	0.070	0.209	6.777	0.000
Practice	Constant term	13.407	0.376	-	35.622	0.000
	Registered residence	-0.677	0.159	-0.113	-4.260	0.000
	Grade	0.583	0.086	0.208	6.752	0.000
	Major	-0.193	0.084	-0.061	-2.292	0.002

Table 5 Statistics related to the knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire for the breast cancer

Subject	Number of people (%)
	Yes	Uncertain	No
Have a history of breast disease	15 (1.1)	200 (14.4)	1172 (84.5)
Have had a breast mass	57 (4.1)	334 (24.1)	996 (71.8)
Share breast-related issues with friends or family	682 (49.2)	293 (21.1)	412 (29.7)
Have a family history of breast cancer (Female relatives in the family have or have had breast cancer)	53 (3.8)	204 (14.7)	1130 (81.5)
Early menarche and late menopause associated with breast cancer	301 (21.7)	669 (48.2)	417 (30.1)
Fertility or infertility after 30 years old related to breast cancer	279 (20.1)	833 (60.1)	275 (19.8)
Breastfeeding reduce the incidence rate of breast cancer	369 (26.6)	816 (58.8)	202 (14.6)
No mass in the breast but in the armpit be highly vigilant	1053 (75.9)	305 (22.0)	29 (2.1)
Bloody secretions from the breast a bad sign of breast cancer	684 (49.3)	660 (47.6)	43 (3.1)
If breast pain and/or breast skin changes is breast cancer performance	481 (34.7)	819 (59.0)	87 (6.3)
If nipple invagination should remain viligant	992 (71.5)	326 (23.5)	69 (5.0)
Know about breast self-examination	183 (13.2)	448 (32.3)	756 (54.5)
Have done breast self-examination	70 (5.0)	288 (20.8)	1029 (74.2)
Know the common technical examination methods of breast	118 (8.5)	259 (18.7)	1010 (72.8)
Know how often adult women do breast clinical examination at least	70 (5.0)	284 (20.5)	1033 (74.5)
Accept genetic screening if genetic testing can predict breast cancer	1085 (78.2)	208 (15.0)	94 (6.8)
Know mammography can detect early breast cancer but cannot be detected by palpation	187 (13.5)	419 (30.2)	781 (56.3)
Willing to accept breast disease prevention guidance and take the initiative to carry out breast self-examination	1172 (84.5)	151 (10.9)	64 (4.6)
Find breast abnormality or discomfort, take the initiative to seek medical treatment in time	1025 (73.9)	253 (18.2)	109 (7.9)
A way to acquire breast health knowledge	413 (29.8)	281 (20.3)	693 (50.0)
	Agree	Understand	Uncertain	Oppose
Women should receive health education on breast cancer	1279 (92.2)	85 (6.1)	19 (1.4)	4 (0.3)
Take the initiative to prevent breast cancer in daily life	1308 (94.3)	46 (3.3)	31 (2.2)	2 (0.1)
Accept breast resection to save life	820 (59.1)	227 (16.4)	288 (20.8)	52 (3.7)