Table 2.

Attitude and practice of female primary healthcare workers in BSE according to knowledge level.

	n	%	Median (min–max)	P ∗
Did you ever perform BSE?
Yes	339	92.6	9 (2–15)	0.001
No	27	7.4	6 (1–14)
How often do you perform BSE?
Once in my life	16	4.8	10 (3–14)	0.197
Sometimes/when it comes to mind	218	65.1	9 (2–15)
Regularly, every month	101	30.1	10 (5–15)
When did you start BSE?
Age <20	32	10.1	9 (5–13)	0.363
Age 20	43	13.6	9 (4–14)
Age >20	242	76.3	9 (2–15)
When do you perform BSE?
Before menstruation	16	4.8	8 (4–12)	0.001
During menstruation	13	3.9	9 (6–13)
After menstruation	268	81.0	10 (4–15)
When there is a complaint	26	7.9	8 (2–12)
Other	8	2.4	9 (3–11)
Why did not you perform BSE?
Absence of any symptoms	16	66.6	6.5 (1–12)	0.877
Anxiety	3	12.5	6 (6–12)
Negative family history of breast cancer	4	16.7	6 (3–14)
Other	1	4.2	9
Have you ever had breast exam by a doctor?
Yes	99	27.2	9 (4–15)	0.309
No	265	72.8	9 (1–15)
Have you ever had screening mammography? (age >40)
Yes	22	34.9	10 (4–14)	0.833
No	41	65.1	9 (5–15)
Do you take oral contraceptive drug or hormone replacement therapy because of menopause?
Yes	87	24.9	9 (4–15)	0.864
No	262	75.1	9 (1–15)

^∗Significance for comparison performed by the Mann-Whitney U test (to compare 2 groups) or the Kruskal-Wallis test (to compare >2 groups).