Table 4 Breast cancer practices and care seeking behavior of KAP participants
Response | N (%) |
|---|---|
Have you ever been checked for cancer? | |
Yes | 245 (21.7%) |
No | 884 (78.3%) |
Have you ever had a clinical breast exam? | |
Yes | 144 (12.8%) |
No | 985 (87.2%) |
Have you ever had any other type of breast exam (mammogram or ultrasound?) | |
Yes | 59 (5.2%) |
No | 1070 (94.8%) |
Have you ever examined your breasts yourself to feel for any lumps or cancer? | |
Yes | 266 (23.6%) |
No | 863 (76.4%) |
If yes, how often do you check your breasts? | |
At least once a week | 76 (28.6%) |
At least once a month | 23 (8.6%) |
At least once every 6 months | 13 (4.9%) |
Rarely or Never | 154 (57.9%) |
Are you confident you would notice a change in your breasts? | |
Very Confident | 184 (16.3%) |
Fairly Confident | 445 (39.4%) |
Slightly Confident | 154 (13.7%) |
Not at all Confident | 296 (26.2%) |
Don’t know | 50 (4.4%) |
If you noticed changes in your breasts how likely are you to seek care? | |
Very likely | 286 (25.3%) |
Somewhat likely | 533 (47.2%) |
Not Sure | 101 (9.0%) |
Somewhat unlikely | 79 (7.0%) |
Very unlikely | 130 (11.5%) |
If you had a question about your breast or noticed a lump or a change in your breasts, where is the first place you would go to get care? | |
Tradional healer | 25 (2.2%) |
Community health clinic | 358 (31.7%) |
District Hospital | 746 (66.1%) |