Table 4.
Participants’ response to attitude towards BC and BSE, n = 221
| Attitude Questions | Likert’s scale | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| BC does not occur in the Old | 60 (27.1) | 70 (31.7) | 36 (16.3) | 37 (16.7) | 18 (8.1) |
| Family history is a risk for BC | 25 (11.3) | 22 (10.0) | 22 (10.0) | 91 (41.2) | 61 (27.6) |
| Advanced BC is not curable | 29 (13.1) | 38 (17.2) | 40 (18.1) | 86 (38.9) | 28 (12.7) |
| BSE is a very useful method in detecting breast cancer | 21 (9.5) | 13 (5.9) | 21 (9.5) | 101 (45.7) | 65 (29.4) |
| BSE should be promoted nationwide | 20 (9.0) | 13 (5.9) | 28 (12.7) | 95 (43.0) | 65 (29.4) |
| I will teach women on BSE | 16 (7.2) | 23 (10.4) | 29 (13.1) | 98 (44.3) | 55 (24.9) |
| Any woman can do BSE | 21 (9.5) | 25 (11.3) | 21 (9.5) | 94 (42.5) | 60 (27.1) |
| There is a huge benefit from doing regular BSE | 20 (9.0) | 19 (8.6) | 26 (11.8) | 96 (43.4) | 60 (27.1) |
| There are limited barriers to practice BSE | 32 (14.5) | 52 (23.5) | 28 (12.7) | 85 (38.5) | 24 (10.9) |
| BSE isn’t pleasant practice | 42 (19.0) | 77 (34.8) | 40 (18.1) | 42 (19.0) | 20 (9.0) |
| Early diagnosis prolongs a woman’s life | 16 (7.2) | 24 (10.9) | 25 (11.3) | 97 (43.9) | 59 (26.7) |
| I believe that I can’t identify any abnormality | 42 (19.0) | 81 (36.7) | 37 (16.7) | 43 (19.5) | 18 (8.1) |
| There is no reason to do breast self-examination | 104 (47.1) | 72 (32.6) | 19 (8.6) | 17 (7.7) | 9 (4.1) |
| If there is no abnormality detected during BSE, there is no need to do mammography | 50 (22.6) | 100 (45.2) | 21 (9.5) | 35 (15.8) | 15 (6.8) |
| Early detection methods for breast cancer have no effect on treatment | 63 (28.5) | 83 (37.6) | 24 (10.9) | 38 (17.2) | 13 (5.9) |
| BSE is very difficult for illiterate women, | 59 (26.7) | 87 (39.4) | 43 (19.5) | 22 (10.0) | 10 (4.5) |
| BC is non curable | 52 (23.5) | 104 (47.1) | 34 (15.4) | 18 (8.1) | 13 (5.9) |
| Only educated women can do BSE | 78 (35.3) | 80 (36.2) | 22 (10.0) | 27 (12.2) | 14 (6.3) |
| BC does not occur in young | 72 (32.6) | 98 (44.3) | 27 (12.2) | 14 (6.3) | 10 (4.5) |