Table 5 Practice of breast self examination (BSE) and Pap smear screening by health care and knowledge variables (n = 1720)
| Â | Do BSE every month | Â | Â | Pap smear within last 3 yrs | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Yes | No | χ2 | p | Yes | No | χ2 | p |
Contraceptive pill or IUD | Â | Â | 1.0 | 0.320 | Â | Â | 92.7 | 0.000*** |
   Currently using (n = 177) | 49 (27.7) | 128 (72.3) |  |  | 80 (45.2) | 97 (54.8) |  |  |
   Not using (n = 1543) | 370 (24.0) | 1173 (76.0) |  |  | 236 (15.3) | 1307 (84.7) |  |  |
Medical Examination | Â | Â | 5.5 | 0.019* | Â | Â | 40.9 | 0.000*** |
   Within last 5 years (n = 775) | 210 (27.1) | 565 (72.9) |  |  | 194 (25.0) | 581 (75.0) |  |  |
   Not within last 5 yrs (n = 945) | 209 (22.1) | 736 (77.9) |  |  | 122 (12.9) | 823 (87.1) |  |  |
Pap smear within last 3 years | Â | Â | 29.6 | 0.000*** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (n = 316) | 115 (36.4) | 201 (63.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   No (n = 1404) | 304 (21.7) | 1100 (78.3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Do BSE once a month | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 29.6 | 0.000*** |
   Yes (n = 419) |  |  |  |  | 115 (27.4) | 304 (72.6) |  |  |
   No (n = 1301) |  |  |  |  | 201 (15.4) | 1100 (84.6) |  |  |
Answer to BSE question | Â | Â | 4.9 | 0.027* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct (n = 249) | 75 (30.1) | 174 (69.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Incorrect (n = 1471) | 344 (23.4) | 1127 (76.6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Answer to Pap smear question | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 66.0 | 0.000*** |
   Correct (n = 1334) |  |  |  |  | 300 (22.5) | 1034 (77.5) |  |  |
   Incorrect (n = 386) |  |  |  |  | 16 (4.1) | 370 (95.9) |  |  |