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Table 2 Primary symptoms, health seeking and current status, all women with breast-related symptoms (n = 120)

From: Prevalence of breast-related symptoms, health care seeking behaviour and diagnostic needs among women in Burkina Faso

 

n %

Primary symptoms

 Painful tension

33 (27.5)

 Painful tension with appearance of purulence

25 (20.8)

 Pain

17 (14.2)

 Breast mass

23 (19.2)

 Painful tension with redness

12 (10.0)

 Changing of the nipple

4 (3.3)

 Itchiness

4 (3.3)

 Redness

2 (1.7)

Health seeking after first symptoms

 Medical advice

36 (30.0)

 Traditional medicine

32 (26.7)

 Nothing

52 (43.3)

Current status

 Had diagnostic service

8 (6.7)

 Surgery without diagnostic service

5 (4.2)

 No current symptom

74 (61.7)

 Current symptom

33 (27.5)