Table 4 Knowledge towards breast self-examination among women aged 20–70 at Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021
Questions | Responses | Percentage/frequency |
|---|---|---|
Have you ever heard of breast self-examination before? | Yes | 66.0% (n = 357) |
No | 34.0% (n = 184) | |
Where did heard from? | Healthcare provider | 28.9% (n = 103) |
Peer group | 20.4% (n = 73) | |
Television/Radio | 38.1% (n = 136) | |
Newspaper | 12.6 (n = 45) | |
Does early detection of breast cancer improve chances of survival? | Yes | 86.0% (n = 307) |
No | 14.0% (n = 50) | |
Who should perform BSE? | Males only | 0 |
Females only | 81.0% (n = 289) | |
Both | 19.0% (n = 68) | |
Don’t know | 0 | |
Is BSE important in the early detection of breast cancer? | Important | 68.3% (n = 244) |
Not important | 31.7% (n = 113) | |
I don’t know | 0 | |
How often should breast self-examination be performed? | Weekly | 39.2% (n = 104) |
Monthly | 54.3% (n = 144) | |
Yearly | 4.9% (n = 13) | |
Don’t know | 1.5% (n = 4) | |
Where did the appropriate place to perform BSE? | While lying in the bed | 43.2% (n = 236) |
In front of the mirror | 17.6% (n = 96) | |
While having a bath | 39.3% (n = 215) | |
Changes in the shape and color of the breast are the signs of breast cancer | Yes | 37.0% (n = 132) |
No | 63.0% (n = 225) | |
Lumps in the breast and around the armpit are the signs of breast cancer | Yes | 66.4% (n = 237) |
No | 33.6% (n = 120) | |
Nipple discharge and retraction are the signs of breast cancer | Yes | 66.9% (n = 238) |
No | 33.1% (n = 118) | |
How do you prefer your breast examination to be done? | By nurse/doctor | 65.0% (n = 232) |
By yourself | 35.0% (n = 125) | |
Where will you go, if there are any symptoms of breast cancer | Health facility | 99.2% (n = 354) |
Traditional healer | 0.8% (n = 3) |