Determinants of breast self-examination practice among women attending pastoralist health facilities, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Practice of women toward BSE in pastoralist Health facilities, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 421)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Ever performed BSE	Yes	89	21.1
Ever performed BSE	Not	332	78.9
Reason for not performing BSE	Am healthy	192	57.8
	Afraid that it may reveal breast cancer	117	35.2
	Have not just decided	3	0.9
	It may be painful	11	3.3
	I feel shy	9	2.8
How often do you perform BSE in a year	More than once in a quarter	65	73.0
How often do you perform BSE in a year	Not very often	24	27.0
Age you practiced BSE	Less than 20	9	10.1
	20–30	50	56.1
	31–40	14	15.8
	> 41	16	18
How BSE performed	Palpating with one finger	76	18.1
	Palpate with palm and a minimum of three-finger	130	30.9
	Anyway can be possible	132	31.4
	No idea at all	83	19.7
Last time you performed BSE	Less than a week	1	1.1
	Less than three to six months	50	56.2
	More than a year ago	38	42.6
When do you perform BSE	Morning	59	66.3
	Afternoon	6	6.7
	Evening	11	12.4
	Anytime	13	14.6
Where do you perform BSE	In front of a mirror	22	24.7
Where do you perform BSE	In the bathroom	67	75.3

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