Table 5.
Knowledge, practice and perceived importance of breast self-examination among female undergraduates from HTTC, University of Bamenda, Cameroon, April 2016
| Knowledge/Practice | Response | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever heard about BSE | |||
| Yes | 143 | 47.0 | |
| No | 164 | 53.0 | |
| Frequency of BSE | |||
| Daily | 14 | 9.8 | |
| Weekly | 14 | 9.8 | |
| Monthly& | 37 | 25.9 | |
| Every 3 months | 18 | 12.9 | |
| Every 6 months | 8 | 5.6 | |
| Yearly | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Don’t Know | 47 | 32.9 | |
| Appropriate time of BSE | |||
| Few days before menses | 7 | 4.9 | |
| Few days after menses& | 10 | 7.0 | |
| During menses | 8 | 5.6 | |
| No specific time | 48 | 33.6 | |
| Don’t know | 70 | 49.0 | |
| Impression on importance of BSE | |||
| Important | 133 | 93.0 | |
| Not important | 10 | 7.0 | |
| Ever performed BSE | |||
| Yes | 55 | 38.5 | |
| No | 88 | 61.5 | |
| Previous training on BSE | |||
| Yes | 25 | 17.5 | |
| No | 118 | 82.5 | |
| Desire training on how to do BSE | |||
| Yes | 136 | 94.4 | |
| No | 8 | 5.6 |
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