Table 3.
Misconceptions related to danger signs of breast cancer among the women who are aware of breast cancer (N = 234)
| Characteristics | Incorrect Knowledge of Danger Signs of Breast Cancer | N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman with big breast get breast cancer | Use of antiperspirants or deodorants causes breast cancer | Trauma to breasts cause breast cancer | Breast cancer is communicable | Breast cancer means losing one’s breast(s) | ||
| Age Group | ||||||
| 18–24 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 25 |
| 25–34 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 56.9 | 58 |
| 35–44 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 50.7 | 69 |
| 45–55 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 51.2 | 82 |
| Schooling | ||||||
| 10 years or less | 6.9 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 50.0 | 72 |
| More than 10 years | 12.3 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 52.5 | 162 |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | 10.2 | 1.9 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 52.8 | 216 |
| Non-Hindu | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.9 | 18 |
| Caste | ||||||
| SC/ST/OBC | 13.0 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 53.2 | 77 |
| Others | 9.6 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 51.0 | 157 |
| Family type | ||||||
| Nuclear | 9.3 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 46.9 | 194 |
| Joint/extended | 17.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 40 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Not working | 8.9 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 48.9 | 190 |
| Working | 18.2 | 2.3 | 15.9 | 6.8 | 63.6 | 44 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 2.9 | 2.9 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 42.9 | 35 |
| Married | 12.1 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 53.3 | 199 |
a) N is Sample Size b) SC Scheduled Caste, ST Scheduled Tribe, OBC Other Backward Classes