Table 2 Participants’ Knowledge About Breast Cancer

 R1: Increasing age^d

2.5–6.6

 R2: Positive family history^d

0.5–3.1

 R3: High-fat diet^d

11.2–18.2

 R4: Smoking^d

6.3–12.0

 R5: Race/ethnicity^d

9.6–16.2

 R6: Working class women^d

14.9–22.6

 R7: Alcohol consumption^d

12.1–19.3

 R8: First child at late age^d

19.1.0–27.5

 R9: Early onset of menarche^d

21.2–29.9

 R10: Late menopause^d

21.7–30.4

 R11: Stress^d

8.5–14.8

 R12: Obesity^d

10.9–17.9

 R13: Larger breast^d

19.6–28.0

 SS1: Lump in the breast^d

0.5–3.1

 SS2: Discharge from the beast^d

0.3–2.7

 SS3: Pain or soreness in the breast^d

0.5–3.1

 SS4: Change in the size of the breast^d

1.5–5.1

 SS5: Discoloration /dimpling of the breast^d

0.5–3.1

 SS6: Ulceration of the breast^d

1.9–5.7

 SS7: Weight loss^d

7.1–13.1

 SS8: Changes in the shape of the breast^d

2.1–6.0

 SS9: Inversion/pulling in of nipple^d

6.0–11.8

 SS10: Swelling or enlargement of the breast^d

2.1–6.0

 SS11: Lump under armpit^d

2.7–8.4

 SS12: Scaling/dry skin in nipple region^d

9.1–15.7

 M1: Pathological examination of breast tissue by using FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology)^d

5.4–10.8

 M2: Self-Breast Examination^d

0.3–2.7

 M3: CBE by doctor^d

0.0–2.0

 M4: Mammography^d

0.0–1.6

 M5: Ultrasound^d

3.1–7.5

Median (IQR) total score (TS^d) for the knowledge scale^c

 Poor (Score of 0–4)

 Fair (Score of 5–14)

 Good (Score of 15–30)