Table 2.
Husbands’ knowledge and awareness of breast self-exams (BSE), clinical breast exams (CBE), and mammograms (N=403).
| Question | Frequency, n (%) | 95% CI | ||||
| BSE | ||||||
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Have you ever heard of female BSE? |
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No | 107 (26.6) | 22.8-31.0 | ||
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Yes | 296 (73.4) | 69.0-77.4 | ||
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At what stage do you think women should start BSE? |
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Do not know | 145 (36.0) | 31.5-40.4 | ||
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At puberty | 50 (12.4) | 9.4-15.5 | ||
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From the age of 20 | 108 (26.8) | 22.6-31.0 | ||
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From the age of 40 | 92 (22.8) | 19.1-26.8 | ||
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After menopause | 8 (2.0) | 1.0-3.0 | ||
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How often should women undergo BSE? |
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Do not know | 170 (42.2) | 37.7-46.7 | ||
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Weekly | 26 (6.5) | 4.5-8.4 | ||
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Monthly | 106 (26.3) | 22.3-30.2 | ||
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Annually | 101 (25.1) | 21.1-29.3 | ||
| CBE | ||||||
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Have you ever heard of female CBE? |
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No | 229 (56.8) | 52.1-61.8 | ||
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Yes | 174 (43.2) | 38.7-47.6 | ||
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At what age do you think women should start CBE? | |||||
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Do not know | 220 (54.6) | 49.6-59.3 | ||
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At puberty | 12 (3.0) | 1.5-4.6 | ||
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From the age of 20 or higher | 29 (7.2) | 5.2-9.2 | ||
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From the age of 40 or when there are symptoms | 139 (34.5) | 30.0-39.0 | ||
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After menopause | 3 (0.7) | 0.0-1.7 | ||
| Mammogram | ||||||
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Have you ever heard of a mammogram? |
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No | 161 (40.0) | 35.2-44.4 | ||
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Yes | 242 (60.0) | 55.6-64.5 | ||
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At what age do you think women should start having mammograms? | |||||
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Do not know | 199 (49.4) | 44.9-54.1 | ||
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At puberty | 3 (0.4) | 0.0-1.7 | ||
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From the age of 20 or higher | 20 (5.0) | 3.2-6.9 | ||
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From the age of 40 or higher | 169 (41.9) | 37.5-46.2 | ||
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After menopause | 12 (3.0) | 1.7-4.2 | ||
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How often should women undergo a mammogram? |
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Do not know | 210 (52.1) | 47.4-56.5 | ||
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Monthly | 12 (3.0) | 1.7-4.5 | ||
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Every 1-2 years | 145 (36.0) | 31.5-40.7 | ||
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Every 4 years | 36 (8.9) | 6.5-11.7 | ||