Table 2 Breast cancer screening practices
Screening practice | All participants | Target age groupa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Breast awareness | ||||
Ever heard of it | 201/264 | (76.1) | ||
Ever preformed | 154/201 | (76.6) | ||
Performed as recommended (monthly) | 23/201 | (11.4) | ||
Clinical breast examination | ||||
Ever heard of it | 113/264 | (42.8) | 92/214 | (43.0) |
Ever preformed | 73/113 | (64.6) | 63/92 | (68.5) |
Performed as recommended (annually) | 4/113 | (3.5) | 3/92 | (3.3) |
Mammogram | ||||
Ever heard of it | 225/264 | (85.2) | 126/137 | (92.0) |
Ever preformed | 168/225 | (74.7) | 102/126 | (81.0) |
Performed as recommended (biennially) | 123/225 | (54.7) | 83/126 | (65.9) |