Table 3.
Participants’ knowledge about breast cancer screening
| Question | Options | Pre-session | Post-session | χ 2 | P | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is it important to ask about the family history of breast cancer in each woman? | Yes, but need further questioning about the age of presentation and relation to the woman | 147 | 235 | 76.3 | 0.000 | 0.085-0.223 |
| Others Yes, as a positive history family history means all the women in the family will get breast cancer/No need to ask as breast cancer is non-inherited (sporadic disease) |
113 | 25 | ||||
| Why is it important to ask the family history of breast cancer as a routine question on the first visit to a general practitioner? | Breast cancers with strong family history need genetic testing | 159 | 250 | 94.8 | 0.000 | 0.031-0.124 |
| Others No need to ask this question, as breast cancer is always a non-inherited/sporadic disease/Breast cancer is a contagious disease that will affect all the family all family members |
101 | 10 | ||||
| Will you be willing to go for regular breast cancer screening testing, as per advice of your doctor? | Yes, for sure | 127 | 222 | 78.6 | 0.000 | 0.107-0.249 |
| Others No, as I do not have any breast-related symptoms/will ask for another opinion |
133 | 38 | ||||
| Are you going to spread the message to your friends, family, and neighborhood about the importance of screening in early breast cancer detection? | Yes, for sure | 173 | 250 | 75.1 | 0.000 | 0.040-0.157 |
| Others No, as I am not convinced yet/will search more |
87 | 10 | ||||
| When should regular screening for breast cancer start? | At the age of 50, done every 2-3 years | 74 | 202 | 126.5 | 0.000 | 0.076-0.169 |
| Others At the age of 60, done every 2-3 years/not sure |
186 | 58 | ||||
| When should a self-breast examination be performed? | Perform monthly, 1 week before or after the end of the periods | 141 | 199 | 28.6 | 0.000 | 0.249-0.529 |
| Others Monthly anytime/six-monthly, 1 week before periods |
119 | 61 | ||||
| In areas with limited resources where mammography is not available, how can we improve early detection? | Clinical/Self-breast exam | 227 | 253 | 18.3 | 0.000 | 0.082-0.438 |
| Others Plain X-ray/blood test |
33 | 7 | ||||
| Have you ever heard about mammography? | It is the most used screening as well as a diagnostic test for breast cancer | 223 | 241 | 6.48 | 0.010 | 0.265-0.850 |
| Others Never heard/test to check for breast density |
37 | 19 | ||||
| Screening test assures that woman is breast cancer free | Yes | 42 | 122 | 57.0 | 0.000 | 0.144-0.328 |
| No | 218 | 138 | ||||
| Never heard about screening for breast cancer | Yes | 78 | 10 | 63.2 | 0.000 | 5.39-21.26 |
| No | 182 | 250 |