Assessing nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards breast cancer prevention among female students at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

Autor: Ibiwumi Damaris Kolawole, Oni Kunle, Kayode Ajayi, Thomas Prates Ong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0409
DOI: 10.1186/s43046-024-00226-2
Popis: Abstract Background Breast cancer remains a complex disease and leading cause of cancer-related death in Nigerian women. Recently, the role of nutrition has been highlighted in the etiology of breast cancer. Methods The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and practices of female university students. We also investigated the correlation between their demographic characteristics and their knowledge and attitudes of the survey participants. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among female students at the Federal University of Oye (FUOYE), Nigeria. Participants completed self-administered questionnaires designed to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning cancer prevention. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20, and significance was set at p
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