ObjectiveTo investigate the status and influencing factors of knowledge-attitude-practice of breast cancer among female college students in Wuhu city, to provide suggestions and measures for breast cancer prevention and health education.

MethodsA total of female college students from four universities in Wuhu city were randomly selected to fill in the self-designed questionnaires.

ResultsThe total awareness rate of breast cancer among female college students in Wuhu city was 70.79%, the total attitude holding rate of breast cancer was 71.15%, and the total formation rate of breast cancer prevention behavior was 62.31%.The score of knowledge-attitude-practice of medical students in Wuhu city was higher than that of other majors, the fifth year students had the highest score, the score got higher with the increasing of their mothers' education degree, and the students who had received breast cancer health education scored higher than those who had not received education (P < 0.05).The knowledge-attitude-practice of breast cancer were positively correlated with each other (P < 0.01).Profession, education degree of mother, and breast cancer health education were the influencing factors of breast cancer knowledge; grade, education degree of mother, and breast cancer health education were the influencing factors of attitude; major, grade, education degree of mother, breast cancer health education, and family history of breast cancer were the influencing factors of practice; and major, grade, education degree of mother, and breast cancer health education were the influencing factors of knowledge-attitude-practice.

ConclusionsThe knowledge and attitude of breast cancer among female college students in Wuhu city is generally positive, the practice is slightly poor.The work of breast health education should be further strengthened to improve female college students' knowledge-attitude-practice level of breast cancer.