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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1456080
This article is part of the Research Topic Advancing Collaborative Efforts in Cancer Research: A Convening of North-Eastern Nigeria Universities and International Health Systems on Etiology, Care, and Outcomes View all 5 articles

Addressing Knowledge and behavior Gaps in Breast Cancer Risks Across Educational Levels: Implications for Health Promotion and Intervention Strategies

Provisionally accepted
Magdalene E. Effiong Magdalene E. Effiong 1,2*Israel S. Afolabi Israel S. Afolabi 1,3Shalom N. Chinedu Shalom N. Chinedu 1,3
  • 1 Department of Biochemistry, College of Science & Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
  • 2 Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication Africa Center of Excellence, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
  • 3 Covenant University Public Health and Wellbeing Research Cluster, Covenant University, Canaanland, Nigeria

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    The growing incidence and high mortality rate of breast cancer (BC) in Nigeria is attributed to increased risk levels, poor prognosis and late detection .This study aimed at identifying educationbased disparities in BC risk knowledge, lifestyle/dietary patterns among females in Ogun state, Nigeria. Questionnaires were used to obtain data from 1135 study participants across various levels of education and analyzed using Epi-info software and Graphpad prism. The lifestyle/dietary pattern assessment revealed that the participants in the secondary level smoked the most (4.50%), accompanied by high red wine (31.00%), fruits and vegetable (73.00%) consumption. Graduates had the highest antibiotics intake (54.50%) and alcohol consumption (12.00%), the undergraduates were the most physically inactive (63.90%) with the highest consumption of carbonated drinks (73.90%), postgraduates consumed red meat/smoked foods the most (70.70%). The knowledge of BC risk positively impacted carbonated drinks, physical inactivity, smoking, antibiotics and alcohol intake. However, it did not affect family history, red meat/smoked foods, fruits and vegetables consumption. Overall, Education has an impact on the knowledge of BC risks which influences the lifestyle/dietary patterns of females in Nigeria.

    Keywords: breast cancer, Risk Assessment, Education levels, knowledge, females, risk, Nigeria, breast cancer prevention

    Received: 27 Jun 2024; Accepted: 10 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Effiong, Afolabi and Chinedu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Magdalene E. Effiong, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science & Technology, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

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