Knowledge on risk factors and practice of early detection methods of breast cancer among graduating students of Debre Tabor University, Northcentral Ethiopia

Table 3 Frequency distribution of female student’s awareness of risk factors for breast cancer female graduating students, at Debre Tabor University, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2020/21

Risk factor	Knowledge of breast cancer
	True		False		Don’t know
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Family history of breast cancer	208	77.1	3	1.2	59	21.7
Personal history of breast cancer	85	31.3	46	17.1	139	51.6
Early menarche	21	7.8	29	10.7	220	81.5
Late menopause	20	7.5	23	8.4	227	84.1
Aging	18	6.7	21	7.8	231	85.5
Alcohol	84	31	47	17.4	139	51.6
Late age at 1^st pregnancy	23	8.4	23	8.7	224	82.9
Never breast fed a child	85	31.3	46	17.1	139	51.6
Recent OCP use	52	19.4	25	9.3	193	71.3
Environmental pollution	85	31.3	46	17.1	139	51.6
High-fat diets	18	6.7	105	39.2	147	54.8
Tobacco smoke	85	31.3	46	17.1	139	51.6
Obesity (post-menopausal)	84	30.7	47	17.1	139	51.6
HRT use	83	30.7	18	6.7	169	62.6
Radiation to the chest	86	31.3	47	17.4	137	51.3
Lack of physical activity	15	5.5	107	39.8	148	54.8

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