Table 2. Frequencies and percentages related to knowledge about cancer and attitudes toward the health of both groups.

		Patient		Control		χ2 (Difference)
Variables	Variable levels	f	%	f	%
Doing sports regularly	Yes	11	31.4	13	27.7	0.30
	No	22	62.9	34	72.3
	Missing data	2	5.7	--	--
Healthy diet	Yes	28	80.0	28	59.6	3.871
	No	7	20.0	19	40.4
Do you know anything about breast cancer	I have enough information	5	14.3	12	25.5	24.25*
	I have some information	12	34.3	33	70.2
	I have no information	18	51.4	2	4.3
Information sources about breast cancer	Visual-print media	11	31.4	32	68.1	8.311*
	Physician	6	17.1	4	8.5
	Nurse/Midwife	3	8.6	4	8.5
	Friend-neighbor	--	--	3	6.4
	Seminar/Meeting	4	11.4	2	4.3
	Missing data	11	31.4	2	4.3
Having knowledge about early diagnosis methods of breast cancer	No	27	77.1	5	10.6	41.591*
	Yes	8	22.9	42	89.4
Performing regular breast self-examination	Yes	6	17.1	36	76.6	29.74*
	No	29	82.9	10	21.3
	Missing data	--	--	1	2.1
Mammography	Yes	9	25.7	21	44.7	3.391
	No	26	74.3	26	55.3
Having regular mammography	Yes	5	14.3	16	34.0	4.241
	No	30	85.7	31	66.0
Has COVID-19 prevented you from getting breast cancer screening?	No	30	85.7	42	89.4	0.951
	Yes	4	11.4	4	8.5
	Missing data	1	2.9	1	2.1
Family history of breast cancer	Yes	4	11.4	2	4.3	2.131
	No	31	88.6	45	95.7
Total		35	100	47	100
[1]p< .05. 1 Fisher's exact test.