Reasons for starting BSE | Nurses (n = 85) | Teachers (n = 86) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | na | % | na | % |
Fear of breast cancer | 36 | 42.3 | 45 | 52.3 |
Media | 19 | 22.3 | 39 | 45.3 |
Doctor's advice | 17 | 20.0 | 23 | 26.7 |
Breast pain | 15 | 17.6 | 18 | 20.9 |
Advice of a health worker | 9 | 10.5 | 4 | 4.6 |
Nipple discharge | 5 | 5.8 | 9 | 10.4 |
The feeling of a mass | 5 | 5.9 | 10 | 11.6 |
Breast cancer in the family | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 9.3 |
Encouraged by a friend | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.6 |
Others | 25 | 29.4 | 4 | 4.6 |