Table 4 Reasons for not performing BSE
From: Awareness of breast cancer among adolescent girls in Colombo, Sri Lanka: a school based study
Frequency | Percent | Valid percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valid | Never felt necessary | 421 | 49.0 | 56.4 |
Don’t know how to do | 317 | 36.9 | 42.4 | |
I feel shy to do it | 3 | .3 | .4 | |
Unaware of proper/complete technique | 3 | .3 | .4 | |
Cancer risk is high only after 45 years | 1 | .1 | .1 | |
I did not think young people can get cancer | 1 | .1 | .1 | |
Haven't heard of it before | 1 | .1 | .1 | |
Total | 747 | 87.0 | 100.0 | |
Missing | (not answered) | 112 | 13.0 | |
Total | 859 | 100.0 | ||