Table 2 Knowledge about symptoms of breast cancer
Symptom of Breast Cancer | Pre-clinical Medical Students (n = 128) | Clinical Medical Students (n = 138) | Total Students (n = 266) | chi square | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) of respondents who correctly identified the symptom | |||||
Change in position of nipple | 68 (53.1%) | 120 (87.0%) | 188 (70.7%) | 36.674 | < 0.001 |
Pulling in of your nipple | 62 (48.4%) | 108 (78.3%) | 170 (63.9%) | 25.607 | < 0.001 |
Pain in one of your breasts or armpit | 79 (61.7%) | 110 (79.7%) | 189 (71.1%) | 10.451 | 0.001 |
Puckering or dimpling of your breast skin | 92 (71.9%) | 119 (86.2%) | 211 (79.3%) | 8.345 | 0.003 |
Discharge or bleeding from your nipple | 46 (35.9%) | 104 (75.4%) | 150 (56.4%) | 41.972 | < 0.001 |
A lump or thickening in your breast | 102 (79.7%) | 123 (89.1%) | 225 (84.6%) | 4.542 | 0.025 |
Nipple rash | 39 (30.5%) | 65 (47.1%) | 104 (39.1%) | 7.715 | 0.004 |
Redness of your breast skin | 78 (60.9%) | 96 (69.6%) | 174 (65.4%) | 2.185 | 0.089 |
A lump or thickening under your armpit | 66 (51.6%) | 110 (79.7%) | 176 (66.2%) | 23.502 | < 0.001 |
Changes in the shape of your breast or nipple | 72 (56.2%) | 115 (83.3%) | 187 (70.3%) | 23.33 | < 0.001 |
Mean number of symptoms identified (M ± SD) | 5.5 ± 3.1 | 7.8 ± 2.9 | 6.7 ± 3.2 | ||