Table 2.
Knowledge about BSE among female DBU students.
| Variables | Responses | Frequency | Percent |
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| Ever heard of BSE | Yes | 256 | 64 |
| No | 144 | 36 | |
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| Know how to perform BSE | Yes | 143 | 35.8 |
| No | 257 | 64.2 | |
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| Know when to be performed | Yes | 122 | 30.5 |
| No | 278 | 69.5 | |
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| Know the three positions to perform BSE | Yes | 165 | 41.3 |
| No | 235 | 58.7 | |
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| Overall knowledge of BSE | Good | 121 | 30.25 |
| Medium | 130 | 32.5 | |
| Poor | 149 | 37.25 | |
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| Sources of information on BSE | Mass media | 130 | 39.8 |
| Health professions | 73 | 22.3 | |
| School | 50 | 15.3 | |
| Friends | 40 | 12.2 | |
| Family | 17 | 5.2 | |
| Others | 17 | 5.2 | |