Home visits to improve breast health knowledge and screening practices in a less privileged area in Jordan

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Percentage (%) of correct answers of the true and false knowledge statements in the pre- and post-tests

Knowledge statement	Pre-test		Post-test
Knowledge statement	Not revisited (n = 1770)	Revisited (n = 593)	Revisited (n = 593)
*True (n = 11)*
Breast cancer can be cured	74	66	99*
The probability of the woman getting breast cancer increases at the age of 40	69	61	99*
Breast cancer cure rate depends on its stage at detection	81	76	99*
Breast feeding protects the woman from breast cancer	78	79	98*
There is an association between obesity and breast cancer	37	30	93*
When a woman feels any abnormal changes in her breasts she should go to see her doctor	95	97*	100**
Practicing a monthly BSE helps the woman to notice any abnormal changes in the breast	92	92*	100**
A woman is advised to practice a monthly SBE starting from age 20	74	70	99*
During breast self-examination you need to examine the underarm	79	73	99*
All women are advised to seek clinical breast examination starting from age of 20	67	60	99*
A woman is advised to do a mammogram once every one or two years starting from the age 40	86	86	99*
*False (n = 5)*
All breast lumps are cancer	83	79	98*
All nipples secretions are normal regardless of the colour	77	77	99*
Breast cancer is always associated with pain	56	60	94*
Getting breast cancer means mastectomy	51	55	93*
Early detection examinations are recommended only for married women	87	79	98*

*The percentage of correct answers increased significantly between the pre-test and the post-test for 14 statements (p < 0.001). **These two statements had high percentage of correct answers in both the pre- and the post-tests.

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