Table 2 Women’s Knowledge and reported practices on BSE
From: Using the health belief model to predict breast self examination among Saudi women
(A) Knowledge about BSE | no (N = 433) | % |
|---|---|---|
Have you heard about BSE | Â | Â |
 Yes | 395 | 91.2 |
 No | 38 | 08.8 |
Age of SBE starting (n = 395) |  |  |
 <19 | 17 | 04.3 |
 ≥19 | 295 | 74.7 |
 Don’t know | 83 | 21.0 |
How often could BSE be done per year (n = 395 ) |  |  |
 Daily | 1 | 0.3 |
 Weekly | 3 | 0.8 |
 Monthly | 172 | 43.5 |
 Once per year | 150 | 37.9 |
 Don’t know | 69 | 17.5 |
When BSE should be performed with regular menses (n = 395) |  |  |
 Regular day of each month | 31 | 07.9 |
 5 days after | 177 | 44.8 |
 Do not know | 187 | 47.3 |
Source of information (n = 395) a |  |  |
 TV | 160 | 40.5 |
 Radio | 16 | 04.1 |
 Educational camping Public | 216 | 54.7 |
 Internet | 151 | 38.2 |
 Medical journal | 70 | 17.7 |
 Primary health care | 50 | 12.7 |
 Friends | 39 | 09.9 |
 Other | 37 | 09.4 |
(B) BSE Practices | no (N = 433) | % |
Have you done BSE before (n = 433) |  |  |
 Yes | 180 | 41.6 |
 No | 253 | 58.4 |
Number per year (Mean ± SD) | 4.1 ± 6.3 |  |
Where do you perform BSE (n = 181) a |  |  |
 Home | 134 | 74.0 |
 Early detection programs | 7 | 03.9 |
 Private hospital | 22 | 12.2 |
 Governmental hospital | 33 | 18.2 |
The last time performed BSE (n = 180) |  |  |
 Less than 1 month | 38 | 21.1 |
 Less than 1 year | 82 | 45.6 |
 More than 1 year | 60 | 33.3 |