Breast Self-Examination Knowledge and its Determinants among Female Students at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Knowledge of BSE among female students at CoBE, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Variables
Frequency
Percent (%)
Ever heard of BSE
Yes
376
92.4
No
31
7.6
Had received extended information on BSE
Yes
207
50.9
No
200
49.1
Source of information for BSEn =221
Health care provider
34
15.4
Colleagues/friends
40
18.1
Mass media
142
64.2
Others
5
2.3
Time to begin performing BSE
≤19 years
53
13.0
>19 years
131
32.2
I do not know
223
54.8
The appropriate frequency of BSE practice
Every week
44
10.8
Every month
101
24.8
Every year
36
8.8
I do not know
226
55.6
The appropriate time to perform BSE
Before the period starts
29
7.1
After the period starts
60
14.7
Any time of the month
57
14.0
I do not know
261
64.2
Early detection of BC improves the chance of survival
Yes
282
69.3
No
102
25.0
I do not know
23
5.7
Awareness of other types of BC screening methods
CBE
229
56.2
Mammography
63
15.5
I do not know
115
28.3
BSE enables the detection of atypical changes in the size and form of the breasts and understanding of how the breasts ordinarily feel and seem. (n =376)
Yes
198
52.6
No
178
47.4
BSE should be done in front of the mirror (n =376)
Yes
224
59.6
No
152
40.4
Total number is not equal to ‘n’ due to multiple responses.
