Knowledge and Practice of Breast Cancer Screening Methods among Female Community Pharmacists in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Knowledge of signs and symptoms, risk factors, and screening guidelines of breast cancer among pharmacists.

Statement	Answer	Response; (%)
		Correct	Incorrect	I do not know
Signs and symptoms
A painful mass	Incorrect	271 (49.5)	256 (46.7)	21 (3.8)
Swelling of all or part of a breast	Correct	447 (81.6)	61 (11.1)	40 (7.3)
Skin irritation or dimpling	Correct	401 (73.3)	60 (11.0)	86 (15.7)
Breast or nipple pain	Correct	409 (74.8)	85 (15.5)	53 (9.7)
Nipple retraction	Correct	380 (69.2)	34 (6.2)	135 (24.6)
Nipple discharge	Correct	421 (76.7)	40 (7.3)	88 (16.0)
Risk factors
Increasing age of a woman	Correct	426 (78.2)	82 (15.0)	37 (6.8)
Presence of family history of breast cancer	Correct	535 (97.6)	11 (2.0)	2 (0.4)
Genetic factors	Correct	508 (93.2)	22 (4.0)	15 (2.8)
Early menstruation	Correct	183 (33.6)	146 (26.8)	215 (39.5)
Early menopause	Incorrect	290 (53.1)	95 (17.4)	161 (29.5)
Young age at birth of first child	Incorrect	97 (17.9)	244 (45.0)	201 (37.1)
Giving birth to many children	Incorrect	81 (15.0)	301 (55.6)	159 (29.4)
Breastfeeding	Incorrect	60 (11.0)	424 (78.1)	59 (10.9)
Obesity	Correct	267 (49.0)	154 (28.3)	124 (22.8)
Alcohol intake	Correct	399 (72.9)	61 (11.2)	87 (15.9)
Lack of physical activity	Correct	294 (53.8)	112 (20.5)	140 (25.6)
Use of hormone replacement therapy	Correct	476 (87.0)	27 (4.9)	44 (8.0)
Screening guidelines
Screening with mammography reduces mortality from breast cancer	Correct	491 (89.3)	28 (5.1)	31 (5.6)
Women should undergo regular screening with mammography starting at age 55 years	Incorrect	222 (40.4)	283 (51.5)	45 (8.2)
Women ages 45 to 54 years should be screened annually with mammography	Correct	457 (83.1)	41 (7.5)	52 (9.5)
Women aged 55 years or older should transition to screening every other year with mammography	Correct	312 (56.7)	127 (23.1)	111 (20.2)