Table 2 Knowledge of In-school adolescents about detection of BC, BSE and treatment of BC
Knowledge domain | Proportion of adolescents with correct responses | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peer trainers (n = 124) | School cohort | |||||||||
Pre | Post | p value | Pre-peer (n = 1310) | Post-peer (n = 1201) | p value | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Detection of BC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
BC can be detected by BSE | 69 | 55.6 | 122 | 98.4 | 0.000 | 806 | 60.3 | 1176 | 97.9 | 0.000 |
BC can be detected by Mammo | 19 | 15.3 | 112 | 90.3 | 0.000 | 559 | 41.8 | 1129 | 94 | 0.000 |
BC can be detected by blood test | 38 | 30.6 | 22 | 17.7 | 0.000 | 843 | 63.1 | 166 | 13.8 | 0.000 |
Breast self examination | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Have heard about BSE | 83 | 66.9 | 117 | 94.4 | 0.000 | 906 | 67.8 | 1134 | 94.7 | 0.000 |
Have been taught how to do BSE | 0 | 0 | 118 | 95.2 | Â | 64 | 4.9 | 1161 | 96.7 | 0.000 |
Perform BSE regularly | 0 | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â 65 | Â 4.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Should only be done by nurses and doctors | 0 | 0 | 116 | 93.5 | Â | 24 | 1.8 | 1120 | 93.3 | 0.000 |
Should be done at least monthly | 110 | 88.7 | 110 | 88.7 | 1.159 | 1209 | 90.4 | 1099 | 91.5 | 0.519 |
Can be done while taking a bath | 103 | 83.1 | 103 | 83.1 | 1.134 | 870 | 65.1 | 1048 | 87.3 | 0.000 |
Best position for BSE is lying down | 0 | 0 | 93 | 75.0 | Â | 382 | 28.6 | 994 | 82.8 | 0.000 |
During BSE armpits should be examined | 84 | 67.7 | 97 | 78.2 | 0.086 | 996 | 74.5 | 908 | 75.9 | 0.839 |
Raising arms up is part of BSE | 67 | 54.0 | 117 | 94.4 | 0.000 | 840 | 62.8 | 1146 | 95.7 | 0.000 |
Can tell the difference between benign and malignant breast mass | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.2 | Â | 235 | 17.6 | 47 | 3.9 | 0.000 |
Treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Removal of the breast | 124 | 100.0 | 124 | 100.0 | Â | 1255 | 93.9 | 1198 | 99.8 | 0.000 |
Radiation | 46 | 37.1 | 99 | 79.8 | 0.000 | 454 | 34.0 | 990 | 82.4 | 0.000 |
Antibiotics | 49 | 39.5 | 99 | 79.8 | 0.000 | 617 | 46.1 | 985 | 82 | 0.000 |
Anticancer drugs | 92 | 74.2 | 110 | 88.7 | 0.005 | 733 | 54.8 | 1065 | 88.7 | 0.000 |