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

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Author	Zhang, Qiao-Ni Lu, Hui-Xia
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	BACKGROUNDBreast cancer has the highest incidence of all global cancers. Recent data show that breast cancer is becoming more prevalent in the younger population. Therefore, preventing breast cancer in young populations is a significant priority for public health. Relevant investigations of the incidence of breast cancer in young females have already been undertaken in China; however, none of these previous studies investigated the awareness of female college students with regards to breast cancer.AIMTo investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of female college students in Yunnan with regards to breast cancer and a series of influential factors. METHODSA random sample of 1387 female college students from two universities in Dali city were investigated by questionnaires.RESULTSThe total KAP scores for breast cancer were 9.86 ± 2.50, 3.19 ± 2.01 and 13.31 ± 2.49, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that educational grade was the most significant influential factor underlying the level of knowledge female college students had with regards to the treatment of breast cancer (P < 0.05). Registered residence and educational grade were the most significant factors that influenced attitude (P < 0.05). Age, registered residence, grade and major, were the most significant factors that influenced behavior (P < 0.05). The KAP of female college students in western Yunnan with regards to breast cancer were low. CONCLUSIONThere is an urgent need to provide standardized publicity and educational strategies in China to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practice, of college students with regards to breast cancer.
Volume Number	10
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8771386
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	35097079
Journal	World Journal of Clinical Cases
e-ISSN	23078960
DOI	10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.538
Language	English
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
Publisher Date	2022-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Breast cancer Regression analysis Rejuvenation Western Yunnan College students Knowledge, attitude and practice
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine