Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes among Women in China: Practices, Knowledge, and Attitudes Related to Breast Cancer Screening
Table 2
Knowledge beliefs and practice of breast cancer screening.
Characteristic
Frequency
%
Breast self-exams
Heard of breast self-exam ()
No
79
19.8
Yes
321
80.2
Practice of breast self-exam ()
Never
166
47.7
Once every year
1
—
2–6 times a year
93
26.7
7–11 times a year
20
5.8
Once every month
68
19.5
Clinical breast exams (CBE)
Heard of CBE ()
Yes
132
33.2
Obtaining most recent CBE ()
Never
141
35.2
Do not remember
44
11.0
More than 2 years ago
80
20.0
Less than 2 years
135
33.8
Mammograms
Heard of mammograms ()
Yes
165
41.2
*Obtaining mammogram(s) in past 5 years ()
Yes
83
24.5
Obtaining mammogram(s) in the past year ()
Yes
52
13.0
Ultrasounds
Heard of ultrasounds ()
Yes
191
47.9
*Obtaining ultrasound(s) in past 5 years ()
Yes
77
23.6
Obtaining ultrasound(s) in the past year ()
Yes
48
12.1
Beliefs: CMSBQ Subscales
Mean
S.D.
Self-efficacy (range: 1–4)
2.4
0.6
Barriers (range: 1–4)
2.5
0.4
Benefits (range: 1–4)
3.2
0.5
Note: due to missing data, the frequency did not add up to the total sample size.
*The calculation of this item was based on a selective sample of 326 women ages between 45 and 75.
