University

18 (20.7)

69 (79.3)

0.17 (0.10 - 0.31)

≤0.001

0.17 (0.09 - 0.33)

≤0.001

Secondary/primary

187 (59.4)

128 (40.6)

Marital status

Single

126 (50.4)

124 (49.6)

0.94 (0.63 - 1.41)

0.42

Married/cohabitation

79 (52.0)

73 (48.0)

Occupation

Student/teacher/health personnel

93 (44.1)

118 (55.9)

0.56 (0.37 - 0.83)

≤0.001

0.53 (0.32 - 0.90)

0.01

Trader/housewife/others

112 (58.6)

79 (41.4)

Number of pregnancies

<3

138 (51.7)

129 (48.3)

1.09 (0.72 - 1.64)

0.38

≥3

67 (49.6)

68 (50.4)

Number of term deliveries

<3

140 (49.1)

145 (50.9)

0.77 (0.50 - 1.19)

0.14

≥3

65 (55.6)

52 (44.4)

Menarche

≤15

184 (52.1)

169 (47.9)

1.45 (0.79 - 2.65)

0.14

>15

21 (42.1)

28 (57.1)

Family history of BC/knows someone with BC

Yes

50 (39.7)

76 (60.3)

0.51 (0.33 - 0.79)

0.002

0.50 (0.31 - 0.81)

0.005

No

155 (56.2)

121 (43.8)

Community

Yaoundé VI

53 (36.3)

93 (63.7)

0.39 (0.26 - 0.59)

≤0.001

0.37 (0.21 - 0.65)

≤0.001

Monatele

152 (59.4)

104 (40.6)