Analysis on the status of breast cancer literacy and its influencing factors among women in Yichang City
Objective To investigate and analyze the statusof breast cancer prevention literacy and its influencing factors among women in Yichang City,and to provide a reference for the health promotion of breast cancer preven-tion.Methods During April 2022,a stratified random sampling was used to randomly select respondents in Yichang Cit-y.The purpose of this survey was to measure prevention literacy on breast cancer among women in Yichang,and the influen-cing factors were analyzed by using multiple linear regression.Results A total of 651 questionnaires were distributed,and 585 of them were valid with a return rate of 89.86％.The total score of prevention literacy on breast cancer of women was(37.85±8.68)points.The sub-scores for basic knowledge and concepts,primary prevention,secondary preventionand tertiary prevention were(6.18±2.94)points,(4.40±2.38)points,(8.40±2.48)points,(18.88±5.15)points,respectively.Univariate analysis results showed that statistical significant differences in breast cancer prevention literacy scores were found among women in different ages(F=5.505),residential areas(t=-5.258),educational levels(F=37.283),occupational types(F=12.802),annual family income(F=8.823),the number of sources of breast cancer awareness information(F=26.512),whether there had a healthcare professional in the family(t=5.235),and whether they had heard of a family member,friend,colleague,or neighbor with a history of breast cancer(F=21.087)(all P＜0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher educational levels(referemce:primary school and be-low;middle school:β=0.241;senior high school:β=0.392;junior college:β=0.597),higher family income(ref-erence:＜10 000 RMB,10 000～30 000 RMB:β=0.153;30 000～80 000 RMB:β=0.231;80 000～150 000 RMB:β=0.210;≥150 000 RMB:β=0.177),and a greater number of sources of breast cancer awareness information(reference:1 item;2 items:β=0.103;≥3 items:β=0.267)were associated with higher levels of breast cancer pre-vention literacy among women(all P＜0.05).Conclusion Breast cancerprevention literacy among women in Yichang needs to be improved based on its influencing factors.It should be targeted to strengthen breast cancer prevention literacy ed-ucation for key populations in the region.
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