Table 3 Knowledge of breast cancer risk factors of KAP participants
Risk Factors Response N (%) | |
|---|---|
Being older can increase the chance of getting breast cancer | |
Disagree | 399 (35.3%) |
Not Sure | 565 (50.1%) |
Agree | 165 (14.6%) |
Not breastfeeding can increase the chance of getting breast cancer | |
Disagree | 211 (18.7%) |
Not Sure | 600 (53.1%) |
Agree | 318 (28.2%) |
Having a close relative with breast cancer can increase the chance of getting breast cancer | |
Disagree | 414 (36.7%) |
Not Sure | 544 (48.2%) |
Agree | 171 (15.1%) |
Long term hormone contraceptive use can increase the chance of getting breast cancer | |
Disagree | 145 (12.9%) |
Not Sure | 514 (45.5%) |
Agree | 470 (41.6%) |
Being overweight (BMI over 25) can increase the chance of getting breast cancer | |
Disagree | 244 (21.6%) |
Not Sure | 650 (57.6%) |
Agree | 235 (20.8%) |
Do you know any other risk factors? | Yes 84 (7.4%) |
If Yes, Of or pertaining to food or drink† | 34 (40.5%) |
If Yes, Traditional Healer/Traditional drugs‡ | 16 (19.0%) |
If Yes, Of or pertaining to Bras and Clothes§ | 12 (14.3%) |
If Yes, Other | 22 (26.2%) |
What do you think your own chances are to develop breast cancer in your lifetime? | |
Likely | 145 (12.8%) |
Moderate | 273 (24.2%) |
Unlikely | 107 (9.5%) |
Don’t know | 604 (53.5%) |
Early detection is important to surviving breast cancer | |
Disagree | 14 (1.2%) |
Not Sure | 299 (26.5%) |
Agree | 816 (72.3%) |
It is possible to treat breast cancer | |
Disagree | 43 (3.8%) |
Not Sure | 299 (26.5%) |
Agree | 787 (69.7%) |
There is treatment available for you to treat breast cancer in Mwanza? | |
Disagree | 63 (5.6%) |
Not Sure | 408 (36.1%) |
Agree | 658 (58.3%) |