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. 2021 Feb 25;23(2):e25404. doi: 10.2196/25404

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

Have you ever heard of female BSE?



No 107 (26.6) 22.8-31.0


Yes 296 (73.4) 69.0-77.4

At what stage do you think women should start BSE?



Do not know 145 (36.0) 31.5-40.4


At puberty 50 (12.4) 9.4-15.5


From the age of 20 108 (26.8) 22.6-31.0


From the age of 40 92 (22.8) 19.1-26.8


After menopause 8 (2.0) 1.0-3.0

How often should women undergo BSE?



Do not know 170 (42.2) 37.7-46.7


Weekly 26 (6.5) 4.5-8.4


Monthly 106 (26.3) 22.3-30.2


Annually 101 (25.1) 21.1-29.3
CBE

Have you ever heard of female CBE?



No 229 (56.8) 52.1-61.8


Yes 174 (43.2) 38.7-47.6

At what age do you think women should start CBE?


Do not know 220 (54.6) 49.6-59.3


At puberty 12 (3.0) 1.5-4.6


From the age of 20 or higher 29 (7.2) 5.2-9.2


From the age of 40 or when there are symptoms 139 (34.5) 30.0-39.0


After menopause 3 (0.7) 0.0-1.7
Mammogram

Have you ever heard of a mammogram?



No 161 (40.0) 35.2-44.4


Yes 242 (60.0) 55.6-64.5

At what age do you think women should start having mammograms?


Do not know 199 (49.4) 44.9-54.1


At puberty 3 (0.4) 0.0-1.7


From the age of 20 or higher 20 (5.0) 3.2-6.9


From the age of 40 or higher 169 (41.9) 37.5-46.2


After menopause 12 (3.0) 1.7-4.2

How often should women undergo a mammogram?



Do not know 210 (52.1) 47.4-56.5


Monthly 12 (3.0) 1.7-4.5


Every 1-2 years 145 (36.0) 31.5-40.7


Every 4 years 36 (8.9) 6.5-11.7