Variable

Knowledge on BSE n (%)

OR (CI 95%)

P

aOR (CI 95%)

aP

Poor/insufficient

Moderate/good

Age

<30

197 (68.6)

90 (31.4)

1.04 (0.65 - 1.65)

0.48

≥30

78 (67.8)

37 (32.2)

Level of education

University

35 (40.2)

52 (59.8)

0.2 (0.13 - 0.35)

≤0.001

0.51 (0.25 - 1.03)

0.06

Secondary/primary

240 (76.2)

75 (23.8)

Marital status

Single

173 (69.2)

77 (30.8)

1.1 (0.72 - 1.69)

0.37

Married/cohabitation

102 (67.1)

50 (32.9)

Occupation

Student/teacher/health personnel

128 (60.7)

83 (39.3)

0.46 (0.3 - 0.7)

≤0.001

0.72 (0.38 - 1.36)

0.31

Trader/housewife/others

147 (77.0)

44 (23.0)

Number of pregnancies

<3

183 (68.5)

84 (31.5)

1.01 (0.65 - 1.59)

0.51

≥3

92 (68.1)

43 (31.9)

Number of term deliveries

<3

188 (66.0)

97 (34.0)

0.67 (0.41 - 1.08)

0.06

≥3

87 (74.4)

30 (25.6)

Menarche

≤15

239 (67.7)

114 (32.3)

0.76 (0.39 - 1.48)

0.26

>15

36 (73.5)

13 (26.5)

Family history of BC/knows someone with BC

Yes

77 (61.1)

49 (38.9)

0.62 (0.39 - 0.97)

0.02

1.00 (0.54 - 1.85)

0.98

No

198 (71.7)

78 (28.3)

Community

Yaoundé VI

101 (69.2)

45 (30.8)

1.06 (0.68 - 1.64)

0.45

Monatele

174 (68.0)

82 (32.0)