Table 2.

Study variables and their composition in the sample

Variable	Category	N (%)
Knowledge of BSE	Adequate Inadequate	173 (42.0) 239 (58.0)
Attitude toward BSE	Favourable Unfavorable	108 (26.2) 304 (73.8)
Practice of BSE	Good Poor	43 (10.4) 369 (89.6)
Shyness	Yes No	220 (53.4) 192 (46.6)
Discourage breast health discussion	Yes No	252 (61.2) 160 (38.8)
Not educated by family/friends	Yes No	234 (56.8) 178 (43.2)
Physician’s gender	Yes No	284 (68.9) 128 (31.1)
	Mean	SD
Self-care	71.28	12.89

Notes Descriptive statistics