Perceived Breast Cancer Risk among Female Undergraduate Students in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Multivariate logistic regression of predictors of breast cancer risk perception.

Variables	AOR [95% CI] value
School
Nursing and Midwifery	Ref.
Allied health sciences	1.33 [0.56–3.12] 0.513
Basic and Biomedical Sciences	1.70 [0.12–24.5] 0.696
Medicine	1.09 [0.50–2.37] 0.827
Pharmacy	6.54 [0.35–121.6] 0.208
Academic year
First year	Ref.
Second year	0.91 [0.27–3.11] 0.884
Third year	0.48 [0.17–1.41] 0.186
Fourth year	0.52 [0.17–1.58] 0.249
Known someone with breast cancer
Yes	Ref.
No	0.68 [0.35–1.36] 0.273
Family history of breast cancer
Yes	Ref.
No	0.10 [0.04–0.29] <0.001
Current use of oral pill/injectables
Current user	Ref.
Non-user	0.70 [0.28–1.74] 0.447
History of breast cancer screening
Ever screened for breast examination	Ref.
Never screened for breast examination	0.38 [0.19–0.76] <0.01
Intention to perform breast self-examination in future
Have the intention	Ref.
Have no intention	0.17 [0.09–0.35] <0.001