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. 2023 Jul 29;12:231. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1579_22

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