Risk Assessment Tool of Breast Cancer and Barriers against Breast Self-Examination among Nurses: An Educational Program

Table 4

Relation between personal data, medical history, and five years patient risk.

Personal data and medical history	Five years patient risk unrisky (n = 271)	High risk (n = 9)	value
Hospital name
Main hospital (medical surgical departments)	169 (60.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0.002
Women’s health hospital	102 (36.4%)	8 (2.8%)
Age
35–45	168 (60.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0.002
More than 46	103 (36.8%)	8 (2.8%)
Marital status
Single	23 (8.2%)	0	0.609
Married	225 (80.4%)	8 (2.8%)
Divorced	10 (3.6%)	0
Widowed	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)
Education level
Bachelor degree	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0.145
Diploma	156 (55.7%)	8 (2.8%)
Secondary school	64 (22.9%)	0
Occupation
Head nurse	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0.145
Nurse	156 (55.7%)	8 (2.8%)
Assistant nurse	64 (22.9%)	0
Previous history of breast cancer
Yes	15 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0.416
No	256 (91.4%)	8 (2.8%)
Has the woman ever had a breast biopsy?
Yes	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)
No	263 (93.9%)	8 (2.8%)
How many breast biopsies (positive or negative) has the woman had?
0	263 (93.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0.258
1	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)
Has the woman ever had a breast biopsy with atypical hyperplasia?
Yes	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)
No	263 (93.9%)	8 (2.8%)
What was the woman’s age at the time of her first menstrual period?
7–11	9 (3.2%)	0	0.679
12-13	145 (51.8%)	6 (2.1%)
14 and more	117 (41.8%)	3 (1.1%)
What was the woman’s age when she gave birth to her first child?
0	29 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0.0001
15–20	42 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)
21–25	120 (82.9%)	4 (1.4%)
26–30	75 (26.8%)	2 (0.7%)
31–37	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)

: probability value; n: subsample; frequency test. : statistically significant.