Table 5.

Attitude towards breast self-examination among women aged 20–70 at Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Questions	Responses	Percentage/frequency
Breast self-examination is necessary	Yes	60.3% (n = 326)
	No	39.7% (n = 215)
Do you think breast self-examination can give you a benefit	Yes	60.1% (n = 325)
	No	39.9% (n = 216)
During BSE makes me feel so funny	Yes	6.3% (n = 34)
	No	93.7% (n = 507)
BSE is not embarrassing to me	Yes	79.7% (n = 431)
	No	20.3% (n = 110)
Doing BSE is not wasting time	Yes	44.9% (n = 243)
	No	55.1% (n = 298)
After doing BSE makes me feel satisfying	Yes	44.2% (n = 239)
	No	55.8% (n = 302)
If there is a lump, I prefer to get treatment from a health institution	Yes	46.2% (n = 250)
	No	53.8% (n = 291)
If I can do BSE once a month, I feel comfortable	Yes	41.8% (n = 226)
	No	58.2% (n = 315)
All women should do BSE	Yes	44.7% (n = 242)
	No	55.3% (n = 299)
I care about my breasts	Yes	44.4% (n = 240)
	No	55.6% (n = 301)
I'm afraid to think about the breast cancer	Yes	87.1% (n = 471)
	No	12.9% (n = 71)
Because I always worry about having breast cancer, I want to do BSE	Yes	39.9% (n = 216)
	No	60.1% (n = 325)