Table 2.
Respondents Knowledge about Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Breast Cancer
| Item | True |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Risk Factors: | ||
| Family History | 278 | 69.50 |
| Early menarche | 23 | 5.80 |
| Old age of first pregnancy | 25 | 0.90 |
| Early menopause | 101 | 25.30 |
| Aging | 104 | 26.00 |
| Increase maternal age at first pregnancy | 25 | 6.30 |
| Early menopause | 101 | 3.70 |
| Number of pregnancies' | 84 | 21.00 |
| Infertility | 68 | 17.00 |
| Staying Single | 46 | 11.50 |
| Obesity | 113 | 28.30 |
| Fatty foods | 134 | 33.50 |
| OCP use | 265 | 66.30 |
| Increased Stress Levels | 275 | 68.80 |
| X-ray Exposure | 315 | 78.80 |
| Smoking | 251 | 62.80 |
| Alcohol drink | 331 | 82.80 |
| Worming Sings: | ||
| Painless Breast Lump | 261 | 65.40 |
| Changes in the size of breast or nipple | 192 | 48.10 |
| Changes in the shape of breast or nipple | 203 | 50.90 |
| Bleeding or discharge from the nipple | 210 | 52.60 |
| Pulling of the nipple | 168 | 42.10 |
| nipple pain | 142 | 35.60 |
| Wight loss | 88 | 22.10 |
| Redness of the breast skin | 171 | 42.90 |
| Lump under armpit | 300 | 75.20 |