Table 4.

Knowledge of risk factors among the women who are aware of breast cancer (N = 234)

	Started menstruating at an early age (< 12 yrs)	Woman having late age at menopause	Nulliparous woman	First baby after age 30 years	Woman used oral contraceptives/pills	Woman who is obese	Woman consumes high fat	Woman undergone hormone replacement therapy	Not given breastfeeding to the child	Family history of BC	Woman having past history of BC
Age Group (Yrs)
18–24	16.0	12.0	28.0	20.0	28.0	32.0	32.0	28.0	32.0	32.0	44.0
25–34	5.2	13.8	25.9	22.4	20.7	22.4	41.4	12.1	50.0	32.8	44.8
35–44	2.9	8.7	20.3	10.1	20.3	11.6	30.4	14.5	36.2	29.0	34.8
45–55	4.9	8.5	24.4	13.4	19.5	19.5	31.7	8.5	35.4	30.5	37.8
Schooling
10 years or less	2.8	8.3	18.1	9.7	22.2	15.3	36.1	9.7	37.5	20.8	40.3
More than 10 years	6.8	11.1	26.5	17.9	20.4	21.0	32.7	14.8	39.5	35.2	38.9
Religion
Hindu	5.6	11.1	23.6	15.3	20.8	18.5	33.8	13.0	38.4	31.0	39.8
Non-Hindu	5.6	0.0	27.8	16.7	22.2	27.8	33.3	16.7	44.4	27.8	33.3
Caste
SC/ST/OBC	5.2	16.9	22.1	11.7	22.1	16.9	36.4	11.7	40.3	22.1	39.0
Others	5.7	7.0	24.8	17.2	20.4	20.4	32.5	14.0	38.2	35.0	39.5
Family type
Nuclear	5.2	9.3	22.2	16.0	20.6	18.6	30.4	13.9	34.0	32.0	36.6
Joint/extended	7.5	15.0	32.5	12.5	22.5	22.5	50.0	10.0	62.5	25.0	52.5
Employment
Not working	4.2	9.5	22.6	12.6	20.5	15.3	31.6	11.6	36.3	28.4	36.8
Working	11.4	13.6	29.5	27.3	22.7	36.4	43.2	20.5	50.0	40.9	50.0
Marital status
Unmarried	14.3	11.4	31.4	25.7	22.9	25.7	34.3	25.7	34.3	40.0	45.7
Married	4.0	10.1	22.6	13.6	20.6	18.1	33.7	11.1	39.7	29.1	38.2

SC Scheduled Caste, ST Scheduled Tribe, OBC Other Backward Classes