Table 2.
Awareness of breast cancer among respondents (n = 429).
| Variable | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Have you ever heard of breast cancer? | 100% (n = 429) | 0% (n = 0) |
| Breast cancer is a rare disease | 7.9% (n = 34) | 92.1% (n = 395) |
| Breast cancer affects only females | 79.5% (n = 341) | 20.5% (n = 88) |
| Breast cancer can be transmitted from one person to another | 4.9% (n = 21) | 95.1% (n = 408) |
| Old age | 83.4% (n = 358) | 16.6% (n = 71) |
| Less aggressive with advanced age | 15.4% (n = 66) | 84.6% (n = 363) |
| Breast cancer is curable | 96.7% (n = 415) | 3.3% (n = 14) |
| Breast cancer is a hereditary disease | 30.5% (n = 131) | 69.5% (n = 298) |
| Breast cancer is a contagious disease | 6.3% (n = 27) | 93.7% (n = 402) |
| Breast cancer is a serious disease | 87.4% (n = 375) | 12.6% (n = 54) |