Status and influencing factors of knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to screening for breast and cervical cancer among rural women aged 40–65 years in China: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesThe objectives are to investigate the status of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and to identify factors related to KAP towards breast and cervical cancer screening among rural Chinese women aged 40–65 years.Design and settingThis cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2020 in rural areas of eastern China.ParticipantsThis study involved 301 rural women aged 40–65 years.Variables and outcomesThe questionnaire included demographic information and the KAP related to breast and cervical cancer screening. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used for the multifactor analysis.ResultsA total of 301 rural women aged 40–65 years participated in the survey. The overall score of KAP was (62.41±11.24), and the scores of each KAP domain relating to screening for breast and cervical cancer among participants in rural areas were (1.82±0.97), (44.52±7.20) and (16.06±4.56), respectively. The following factors were significantly associated with the total KAP Score relating to breast and cervical cancer screening among rural women aged 40–65 years, explaining 35% of the variance (p