Table 1.
Demographic variables of participants (n=501)
| Variables | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | <40 years | 337 | 67.3 |
| 40> years | 164 | 32.7 | |
| Marital status | Married | 403 | 80.4 |
| Single | 98 | 19.6 | |
| Educational status | Diploma | 35 | 7 |
| Technician | 37 | 7.4 | |
| Bachelor | 338 | 67.5 | |
| MSc | 74 | 14.8 | |
| PhD | 17 | 3.4 | |
| Number of children | No Child | 80 | 19.8 |
| 1–2 | 308 | 76.8 | |
| ≥3 | 15 | 3.7 | |
| History of breast disease | Yes | 44 | 8.8 |
| No | 457 | 91.2 | |
| Family history of breast cancer | Yes | 63 | 12.6 |
| No | 438 | 87.4 | |
| Menopause | Yes | 46 | 9.2 |
| No | 455 | 90.8 | |
| Workplace | Health Unit | 85 | 17 |
| Therapeutic unit | 308 | 61.5 | |
| Education unit | 58 | 11.6 | |
| Head office | 50 | 10 | |
| Hormone replacement therapy during menopausal period | Yes | 6 | 1.2 |
| No | 495 | 98.8 | |
| Seeing a patient with breast cancer | Yes | 202 | 40.3 |
| No | 299 | 59.7 | |
| Physical Activity | Yes | 228 | 45.5 |
| No | 273 | 54.5 | |
| Duration of breastfeeding (month) | (Mean±SD) | 23.49±22.57 | |
| Age of marriage (yrs) | (Mean±SD) | 24.33±4.09 | |
| Age of delivery (yrs) | (Mean±SD) | 27.34±4.40 | |
| Duration of taking the contraceptive pills (month) | (Mean±SD) | 24.93±30.81 | |
| Age of menarche (yrs) | (Mean±SD) | 13.77±1.54 | |
| Contraceptive method | Withdrawal | 185 | 45.9 |
| Condom | 115 | 28.5 | |
| Contraceptive pills | 16 | 4 | |
| IUD | 19 | 4.7 | |
| DMPA | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Vasectomy | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Tubectomy | 12 | 3 | |
| Hysterectomy | 2 | 0.5 | |
| No contraceptive method | 46 | 11.4 |