Table 2.
Knowledge on breast self-examination among summer social science female students in University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 384).
| Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heard about breast self-examination | ||
| Yes | 160 | 41.7 |
| No | 224 | 58.3 |
| Know how to perform BSE | ||
| Yes | 88 | 22.9 |
| No | 296 | 77.1 |
| Know appropriate time to perform BSE | ||
| Yes | 47 | 12.2 |
| No | 337 | 87.8 |
| What do we look for during BSE | ||
| Breast lamp | 64 | 16.7 |
| Size of the breast | 42 | 10.9 |
| Change in nipple and unusual discharge | 22 | 5.7 |
| All | 101 | 26.3 |
| I do not know | 155 | 40.4 |
| When should a girl begin | ||
| At age less than 20 years | 74 | 19.3 |
| At age 20 to 30 years | 167 | 43.5 |
| At age above 30 years | 87 | 22.7 |
| I do not know | 56 | 14.6 |
| Which examination technique applied during BSE | ||
| Inspection | 14 | 3.6 |
| Palpation | 67 | 17.4 |
| Both inspection and palpation | 110 | 28.6 |
| I do not know | 193 | 50.3 |
| Finding and outcome of doing breast self-examination | ||
| Detect any abnormality | 19 | 4.9 |
| Learn how the breast normally looks and feels | 21 | 5.5 |
| Detect breast cancer earlier and promote treatment | 51 | 13.3 |
| All | 267 | 69.5 |
| I do not know | 26 | 6.8 |