Table 4.
Impact of KYL campaign and help-seeking intentions (n=109)
| Items | Responses | Number of Participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
| What does a cancerous lump feel like? | Soft and squishy | 3 (2.8%) |
| Hard and immovable | 73 (67.0%) | |
| Hard and movable | 16 (14.7%) | |
| Any of the above | 17 (15.6) | |
| Have you ever checked your breasts for changes or felt for a lump before today? | Yes | 59 (54.1%) |
| No | 50 (45.9%) | |
| After learning about the 12 symptoms, are you planning to check your breasts in the future to look for changes or feel for a lump? | Yes | 99 (90.8%) |
| No | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Unsure | 8 (7.3%) | |
| If you were told you had breast cancer, what things would hold you back from getting treated? | I don’t think the treatment would work | 8 (7.3%) |
| I don’t want to lose my breast, or I don’t want to look different because of cancer treatment | 11 (10.1) | |
| I couldn’t afford the cost of breast cancer treatment | 6 (5.5%) | |
| If I had breast cancer, my spouse might leave me or my family might treat me differently | 1 (0.9%) | |
| If I am sick, who will take care of my family? They come first before my health | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Nothing of these. I would get treatment. | 77 (70.6%) | |
| Others | 4 (3.7%) | |
| Would you like to have a clinical breast examination? | Yes | 97 (89%) |
| No | 12 (11%) | |
| Did the lemon campaign help you to better understand the options for breast cancer tests when you have symptoms? | Yes | 101 (92.7%) |
| No change | 6 (5.5%) | |
| Don’t know | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Did the lemon campaign help you to better understand the options for breast cancer screening when you don’t have any problem? | Yes | 103 (95.4%) |
| No change | 4 (3.7%) | |
| Don’t know | 1 (0.9%) | |
| How likely are you to share the lemon image with family and friends? | Definitely | 98 (89.9%) |
| Possibly | 9 (8.3%) | |
| Not likely | 2 (1.8%) | |
| If you found a change on your breast, what would keep you from telling a doctor quickly? | I don’t want anyone else to see my breasts | 4 (3.7%) |
| I would be worried to find out the answer | 16 (14.7%) | |
| If I get a serious disease, It’s God’s will and I cannot do anything to change it | 2 (1.8%) | |
| I’m worried about the cost of seeing a doctor | 3 (2.8%) | |
| I don’t know a doctor that could help me with a breast change problem | 3 (2.8%) | |
| Nothing would keep me from seeing a doctor | 79 (72.5%) | |
| Others | 2 (1.8%) | |
| If you notice a change on your breast that lasts for longer than a month, what will you do? | Go to the doctor | 99 (90.8%) |
| Tell a friend and family member and ask for their advice | 6 (5.5.%) | |
| Wait for few months more | 3 (2.8%) | |
| I will be too afraid to go to the doctor | 1 (0.9%) |
Categorical data are expressed as percentage