Table 5.
BSE Practice among healthcare professionals, Kigali, Rwanda, 2022
| Variable | Ever practiced (n = 221) | |
| No (frequency/%) | Yes (frequency/%) | |
| Ever practiced BSE | 127 (57.7) | 94 (42.5) |
| Variables | Correct Responses (n = 94) | |
| No (frequency/%) | Yes (frequency/%) | |
| Practiced BSE on monthly basis | 41 (43.6) | 53 (56.4) |
| Practiced BSE few days after menses ends | 49 (52.1) | 45 (47.9) |
| Practiced BSE by standing in front of a mirror | 33 (35.1) | 61 (64.9) |
| Practiced BSE during taking shower | 47 (50.0) | 47 (50.0) |
| Practiced BSE in lying down position | 48 (51.1) | 46 (48.9) |
| Practiced BSE using the pads of three middle fingers | 31 (33.0) | 63 (67.0) |
| Examined armpit during BSE | 20 (21.3) | 74 (78.7) |
| Followed a circular or up and down pattern during BSE | 14 (14.9) | 80 (85.1) |
| Palpated the neck region during BSE | 36 (38.3) | 58 (61.7) |
| Applied different level of pressure during BSE | 26 (27.7) | 68 (72.3) |
| Squeezed the nipple during BSE | 28 (29.8) | 66 (70.2) |
| Recorded the findings of BSE on a notebook | 45 (47.9) | 49 (52.1) |