Table 6 shows the reasons reported for long help-seeking intervals (> 60 days) or long primary-care intervals(> 30 days) by respondents
Reason for help-seeking interval > 60 days or Primary-care interval > 30 days | Help-seeking, n-172 (%) | Primary-care, n = 167 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Symptom misinterpretation/symptom accumulation/misdiagnosis | ||
 ignorance | 6 (3.5) |  |
 pregnancy/lactation/menopause | 8 (4.6) | 1.0 (0.6) |
 thought benign/though will disappear | 50 (29) | 22 (13.0) |
 small size | 2 (1.2) |  |
 lump only | 2 (1.2) |  |
 no pain | 19 (11) | 12 (7.0) |
 thought boil/using antibiotics | 15 (8.7) | 1.0 (0.6) |
 thought ringworm/skin change only | 1.0 (0.6)) |  |
Navigation in primary care | Â | 1.0 (0.6) |
Misdiagnosis/Investigations | Â | 46 (27.5) |
Socioeconomic | ||
 busy schedule | 3.0 (1.7) |  |
 financial constraint | 18 (10.5) | 33 (19.7) |
 family issues | 2.0 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.2) |
 distance | 3.0 (1.7) |  |
 secrecy | 1.0 (0.6) |  |
 spiritual | 10 (5.8) | 4.0 (2.4) |
 herbal care | 10 (5.8) | 7.0 (4.2) |
Others | ||
 reassured | 7.0 (4.0) | 7.0 (4.2) |
 strike | 4.0 (2.4) | 8.0 (4.7) |
 fear of diagnosis/panic | 5.0 (2.9) | 16 (9.5) |
 fear of mastectomy | 6.0 (3.5) | 6.0 (3.5) |
 mistrust orthodox |  | 2.0 (1.2) |