Table 2.

Changes in Self-reported Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Program Participants (San Diego, California, 1996-1997).

Variable	Class Attendants (N=285)		Learning Partners (N=222)
	Pretest (%)	Posttest (%)	Pretest (%)	Posttest (%)
Names the following test for breast/cervical cancer early detection:
Breast Self-Examination	58.6	74.7**	46.4	56.3*
Clinical Breast Exam	29.1	28.8	28.8	20.7
Mammography	49.8	71.2**	45.0	63.1**
Pap Test	84.6	91.9**	79.3	85.1
Names at least one breast cancer screening test	86.0	97.2**	78.4	88.7**
Knows BSE	90.5	99.3**	82.4	93.2**
Knows Mammography Recommendation for her age group	32.3	55.8**	27.4	38.1**
Names at least one symptom related to breast cancer	75.1	96.8**	70.3	94.1**
Names at least one type of treatment used for breast cancer	40.0	65.6**	27.9	45.0**
Names at least one of the identified risk factors for breast cancer	8.1	16.5**	6.8	7.2
Names at least one of the identified factors for cervical cancer	30.9	59.6**	24.3	35.1**
Performed BSE in the past month	62.3	87.4**	55.9	71.5**
Performed BSE monthly in the past three months	48.6	79.6**	44.5	58.6**
Clinical breast exam ever	83.5	94.4**	80.2	89.6**
Mammography ever for women 40 years old or older***	63.3	70.0	66.7	68.3
Pap test ever	92.3	97.9**	88.3	92.8*

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***N=80 for class attendants and N=63 for learning partners