Table 3 Women’s responses to different statement on breast cancer issues
From: Using the health belief model to predict breast self examination among Saudi women
Knowledge domains | Yes | No | Don’t know | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
no | % | no | % | no | % | |
Screening | ||||||
 Do you know about mammogram | 178 | 41.1 | 230 | 53.1 | 25 | 05.8 |
 Do you know how to perform BSE | 231 | 53.3 | 176 | 40.7 | 26 | 06.0 |
 Do you know about clinical examination of breast | 191 | 44.2 | 205 | 47.5 | 36 | 08.3 |
 Is it possible for screening measures to enhance the chance of recovery | 396 | 91.4 | 15 | 03.5 | 22 | 05.1 |
Breast Cancer | ||||||
 BC is curable in early stages | 382 | 88.2 | 5 | 01.2 | 46 | 10.6 |
 BC is highly mortality without treatment | 262 | 60.5 | 45 | 10.4 | 126 | 29.1 |
 Painless in early stages | 215 | 49.7 | 36 | 08.3 | 182 | 42.0 |
 BC more common in women over 50 | 266 | 61.4 | 42 | 09.7 | 125 | 28.9 |
 Occurs in one breast only | 164 | 38.2 | 75 | 17.5 | 190 | 44.3 |
 BC more common in obese women | 98 | 22.6 | 98 | 22.6 | 237 | 54.8 |
Warning signs | ||||||
 Nipple discharge is important | 261 | 60.3 | 37 | 08.5 | 135 | 31.2 |
 A lump is definitely cancer | 63 | 14.6 | 278 | 64.4 | 91 | 21.0 |
 Breast lump | 324 | 74.8 | 32 | 07.4 | 77 | 17.8 |
 Early menarche | 102 | 23.6 | 114 | 26.4 | 216 | 50.0 |
 Sudden and abnormal changes in size | 319 | 73.7 | 21 | 04.8 | 93 | 21.5 |
 Discharges from nipple | 292 | 67.4 | 31 | 07.2 | 110 | 25.4 |
 Changes in nipple shape | 292 | 67.6 | 25 | 05.8 | 115 | 26.6 |
Risk Factors | ||||||
 Radiotherapy | 149 | 34.5 | 56 | 13.0 | 227 | 52.5 |
 Hormonal replacement | 135 | 31.3 | 51 | 11.8 | 246 | 56.9 |
 Obesity | 121 | 28.0 | 114 | 26.4 | 197 | 45.6 |
 Practice physical exercise | 39 | 09.0 | 293 | 67.8 | 100 | 23.2 |
 Smoking | 232 | 53.6 | 61 | 14.1 | 140 | 32.3 |
 Alcohol | 220 | 50.8 | 54 | 12.5 | 159 | 36.7 |
 Increase with age | 193 | 44.6 | 91 | 21.0 | 149 | 34.4 |
 Low fat intake | 45 | 10.4 | 200 | 46.2 | 188 | 43.4 |
 Late menopause | 69 | 15.9 | 116 | 26.8 | 248 | 57.3 |
 Long oral contraceptive pills | 158 | 36.5 | 70 | 16.2 | 205 | 47.3 |
 Family history of breast cancer | 307 | 71.2 | 39 | 9.1 | 85 | 19.7 |
 Breast feeding practice | 20 | 04.6 | 318 | 73.5 | 95 | 21.9 |
 Trauma to breast area | 149 | 34.4 | 95 | 21.9 | 189 | 43.7 |