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Table 3 Awareness and utilization of screening methods, facilities and programmes for early detection of female malignancies

From: Awareness of female malignancies among women and their partners in Southern Sri Lanka and implications for screening: a cross sectional study

Variable

Female partner, Number (%)

Male partner, Number (%)

Aware of well woman clinics

187 (66.3)

141 (50.0)

Had attended one (n-120)a

29 (24.2)

N/A

Had attended one in last 5 years (n −120)a

19 (15.8)

N/A

Aware of self-examination of breasts

222 (78.7)

169 (59.9)

Routine practice of self-examination of breastsb

108 (38.3)

N/A

Aware of mammography

133 (47.2)

101 (35.8)

Had undergone mammography (n-142)c

8 (5.6)

N/A

Aware of pap Smear

144 (51.1)

111 (39.4)

Had undergone pap smear (n-276)d

21 (7.6)

N/A

  1. aapplicable to women over 45 years only,b at least once a year, capplicable to women above 40 years, dApplicable to women over 21 years, N/A-Not applicable