Table 4.

Reasons for non-participating in mammography screening

Reason Given n=474	Number	Percentage
Unaware of facilities for mammographic screening in the Community	159	33.5
Mammographic screening was not necessary because they did not have cancer	103	21.7
Because they were not referred by their doctors	82	17.3
Financial constraints	128	27.0
Absence of family history of the disease	24	5.1
Afraid to find out if they had cancer	19	4.0
Did not want to expose their bodies	5	1.1
Afraid of the procedure	5	1.10
Afraid of the effects of x-rays	5	1.1
Because of the negative attitude of health workers	1	0.1