Table 1.

Socio-demographic and knowledge, attitude and perception on BSE characteristics of women attending public health facilities of Adwa Town, North Ethiopia, 2017

Variable	Category	Number (n)	Percent
Age group in years	20–29	266	66.5
	30–39	100	25.0
	40 and above	34	8.5
Marital status	Married	276	69.0
	Single	102	25.5
	Divorced, separated and widowed	22	5.5
Educational status	No formal education	34	8.5
	Primary education (1–8)	56	14.0
	Secondary education (9–12)	156	39.0
	Diploma and above	154	38.5
Employment status	Self employed	134	33.5
	Government employed	94	23.5
	Private employee	62	15.5
	Unemployed	110	27.5
Monthly income in Ethiopian birr	< 445	220	55.0
	445–1200	18	4.5
	1201–2500	20	5.0
	2501–3500	50	12.5
	3500 and above	92	23.0
Family history of breast cancer or any other cancer	Yes	10	2.5
	No	390	97.5
Knowledge about BSE	Knowledgeable	222	55.5
	Not knowledgeable	178	82.2
Attitude towards BSE	Good attitude	185	46.5
	Bad attitude	215	53.5
Perceived susceptibility	Yes	212	53.0
	No	188	47.0
Perceived benefit	Yes	172	43.0
	No	228	57.0
Perceived barrier to do BSE	Yes	168	42.0
	No	232	58.0
Perceived confidence to do BSE	Yes	248	62.0
	No	152	38.0