Table 5 Attitude towards breast self-examination among women aged 20–70 at Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021
Questions | Responses | Percentage/frequency |
|---|---|---|
Breast self-examination is necessary | Yes | 60.3% (n = 326) |
No | 39.7% (n = 215) | |
Do you think breast self-examination can give you a benefit | Yes | 60.1% (n = 325) |
No | 39.9% (n = 216) | |
During BSE makes me feel so funny | Yes | 6.3% (n = 34) |
No | 93.7% (n = 507) | |
BSE is not embarrassing to me | Yes | 79.7% (n = 431) |
No | 20.3% (n = 110) | |
Doing BSE is not wasting time | Yes | 44.9% (n = 243) |
No | 55.1% (n = 298) | |
After doing BSE makes me feel satisfying | Yes | 44.2% (n = 239) |
No | 55.8% (n = 302) | |
If there is a lump, I prefer to get treatment from a health institution | Yes | 46.2% (n = 250) |
No | 53.8% (n = 291) | |
If I can do BSE once a month, I feel comfortable | Yes | 41.8% (n = 226) |
No | 58.2% (n = 315) | |
All women should do BSE | Yes | 44.7% (n = 242) |
No | 55.3% (n = 299) | |
I care about my breasts | Yes | 44.4% (n = 240) |
No | 55.6% (n = 301) | |
I'm afraid to think about the breast cancer | Yes | 87.1% (n = 471) |
No | 12.9% (n = 71) | |
Because I always worry about having breast cancer, I want to do BSE | Yes | 39.9% (n = 216) |
No | 60.1% (n = 325) |