Table 1.

Distribution of demographic variables among the women ranging from 20 to 65 years of age, living in East Guilan cities (N=304)

Variable		N	%	Variable		N	%
Age group (years)	20-30	100	32.9	History of	Yes	15	5
	31-40	105	34.5	benign breast lumps	No	289	95
	41-65	99	32.6	The family	Yes	28	9.2
Education	Illiterate	20	7.2	history of breast cancer	No	276	90.8
	Primary- Secondary	62	20.4	Having children	Yes	215	70.7
	High school diploma	97	31.9		No	89	29.3
	Academic	125	41.1	Regular	Yes	100	32.7
Job status	Housewife	228	75	check-up	No	204	67.3
	Employed	76	25	Menopause	Yes	254	83.6
Family income	Less than average	23	7.6		No	50	16.4
	Average	145	47.7	Lactation	Yes	202	66.4
	More than average	136	44.7	history	No	102	33.6
Marital status	Single	55	18.1
	Married	237	78
	Widow	12	3.9	Health	Yes	252	82.9
	and divorced			insurance	No	52	17.1

Data expressed as Frequency (n) and Percentage (%).